[IndiChix] Chapter Name suggestions

[Gayathri Swaminathan]

Hey Hassath:

These are important concerns you raise. I have identified reasons to keep
the LinuxChix name in the mailing list before:

- The main organization carries this names, so it affects us search engines
wise, tagging wise
- How would our representation change?

But having said that I see why some people have problem with the "chix"
getting deer-in-the-headlight eyed as "chicks"

No not all name suggestions are Sanskrit/Sanskritised words.
Svantatara/Swadhinata are bangla for freedom. If you have a language-free
name you want to suggest add it in the page.

It appears from your email that you want to keep the LinuxChix name, which
is fine too! I like it as well.

This is a community effort so it becomes necessary to see how our community
views it. No, we are not trying to convince anyone. But we should have the
right mindset to spread the spirit. OT quote, but be a roman in Rome?

May I suggest we add a page at linuxchix.org.in and create voting for "How
many people have problem with the LinuxChix name?"

I have said this before, "What's in a name that which we call a rose"..so if
we were doing LinuxChix-ish things/ conductiong LinuxChix-ish activities/
promoting outreach of LinuxChix-ish agenda will the name be just a name
then, but only easier to promote..

I need more coffee :)
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 11:09 PM, Hassath <hassath at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> > http://linuxchix.org.in/wiki/index.php/Chapter_Name_Suggestions
>
> 1. My opinion is that we should stick with LinuxChix India. There is
> enough confusion with the chapter being called that, the website being
> at linuxchix.org.in,  and the mailing list and IRC channel being
> called IndiChix.
>
> 2. Do the women in the Indian chapter mind being called "linuxchix"? I
> don't. Mind you, I'm not asking whether they mind being called
> "chicks"- "linuxchix" stands for something else altogether, after all
> these years. Anyone who's seriously interested in LinuxChix and tries
> to find out something about them will get a load of information which
> will dispel any notion of its being a group of airy-headed twits.
>
> 3. If we can't *already* convince the people who have a problem with
> our name right now, then how will it become better if we choose
> another name? There will always be some people who don't like any
> given name, regardless of the merit of the said name.
>
> 4. Unconnected to the points above: What does an "Indian" name mean?
> Almost all the names are a Sanskrit/Sanskritised word (or add one to
> "Linux" or "Tux"). Is that supposed to make it more friendly to *all*
> Indians, even if they are from, say, Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh?
>
> 5. I do see that it's possible that most other members would like to
> change the name. If that is the case, by all means we should go ahead.
> But we need to be clear about what exactly we want to achieve, and
> what are our reasons for that.
>
> 6. As for my vote- I'm afraid I can't give it to any of the names listed.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> - Hassath
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