[Linux-aus] Should Linux Australia change its name?

Jon "maddog" Hall maddog at li.org
Mon Apr 23 13:56:32 EST 2012


Paul,

> > Better yet:
> >
> > Free and Open Source Technologies Enthusiast and Reprobate Society
> >
> > I think that the initials of that would go over fairly well in
> > Australia.  Perhaps you could then petition for "Free Beer", or
> > sponsorship from some large company....
> 
> A little-known secret about Australia: nobody here drinks Fosters,
> despite what the sterotypes say. :-)

Same for Heineken in Holland.  Some Dutch call Heineken "the green
death".

I did not say you had to drink the beer from that "some large
company"...just use the name as an excuse to get sponsorship money from
that company!

md




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