A baby named Linux

[kagashe]

From Linux.com:

Reader Christian Nielsen wrote from Sweden to tell us he and his girlfriend have named their baby Linux, after the operating system, and attached this darling photo.

Nielsen says he and his girlfriend Veronica considered a few names during the pregnancy, "but when he finally arrived none of them seemed right. We both thought that he looked like a little Linux as soon as we saw him and decided to go for that name."

Read more (http://www.linux.com/feature/149992).

kagashe

[earthpigg]

... they could have just gone with Linus...

edit: LOL -


This raises so many questions. Will Richard Stallman insist that the baby be called GNU/Linux? Does a baby named Linux go to sleep and wake up without problems? How often does he outgrow his footwear and require a reboot?

[EdThaSlayer]

How cute. :confused:

[OutOfReach]

Uhm, ok?
Well, I guess it is a pretty cool name to give to a baby.

[LaRoza]

Well, I guess it is a pretty cool name to give to a baby.

Better than your name :-)

[OutOfReach]

Yeah, I gotta admit, it is. :)

But it's better than yours too. ;)

[loell]

But it's better than yours too. ;)

dude! you do not, ever, ever ever mess with the borg's name.. :lolflag:

[Giant Speck]

NO NO NO NO NO NO!

That's as bad giving a child the suffix 2.0 instead of Jr.!

[kevin11951]

Better than your name :-)

ive got to admit, laroza, you've been in a strange mood lately.

[OutOfReach]

dude! you do not, ever, ever ever mess with the borg's name.. :lolflag:

Right I forgot about ... *Screams* *Is never to be heard from again* :)

[adityakavoor]

so the couple is distributing a modified binary that isn't open source? Isn't this a GPL violation? Show me the code!

Ha ha ha :lolflag:

[kevin11951]

so the couple is distributing a modified binary that isn't open source? Isn't this a GPL violation? Show me the code!

ok, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_genome

[TheSlipstream]

If I were him, I'd be hoping Linux would die and never be heard from again. It's like being called Windows, if Linux was to take off.

[LaRoza]

Yeah, I gotta admit, it is. :)

But it's better than yours too. ;)

That is true (possibly). I wonder for their next child if they will call it "BSD"?


ive got to admit, laroza, you've been in a strange mood lately.

Really?

I would say that.

Just joking around with people I know. (Unless you are counting the Dell 910 thread, then it is just excitement)

[smoker]

Reader Christian Nielsen wrote from Sweden to tell us he and his girlfriend have named their baby Linux, after the operating system, and attached this darling photo.

Nielsen says he and his girlfriend Veronica considered a few names during the pregnancy, "but when he finally arrived none of them seemed right. We both thought that he looked like a little Linux as soon as we saw him and decided to go for that name."

Read more (http://www.linux.com/feature/149992).

kagashe

i would say that child has a definite starting advantage in life, unlike this one, i fear!


New Baby named Vista, after Windows Vista
http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/UK/05582469249563503026/new-baby-named-vista-after-windows-vista.html

hope she doesn't grow up as bloated as her namesake:lolflag:

[techmarks]

That is true (possibly). I wonder for their next child if they will call it "BSD"?



Don't give them any ideas. They'll call their child "Beastie" the BSD daemon.

[Giant Speck]

I'm wondering if the parents are going to allow everyone to extract DNA samples from the baby so that they can modify it and create a new baby.

I can see it now:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Introducing the
Open-Source Baby:

Don't like the look?
Try these third-party melanin hacks!

Don't like the slow speed?
Browse our collection of metabolism tweaks!

Don't like the gender?
Automatic: Hormone Editor 0.9 Beta
Manual: Scalpel
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Erik Trybom]

I'm going to name my babies Debra and Ian, after Debian. You get it? Deb-Ian. I bet no-one had thought of THAT before!

[Bucky Ball]

Linux is not a bad name, I'd consider Ubuntu a better one ... ;)

Vista, brush your teeth, it's time for bed!

[kernelhaxor]

haha .. thats awesome!
think how much fun his peers at school will have! this kid better be strong to take all tht!

[ronnielsen1]

http://www.linux.com/feature/149992

Reader Christian Nielsen wrote from Sweden to tell us he and his girlfriend have named their baby Linux, after the operating system, and attached this darling photo.

Nielsen says he and his girlfriend Veronica considered a few names during the pregnancy, "but when he finally arrived none of them seemed right. We both thought that he looked like a little Linux as soon as we saw him and decided to go for that name."


This raises so many questions. Will Richard Stallman insist that the baby be called GNU/Linux? Does a baby named Linux go to sleep and wake up without problems? How often does he outgrow his footwear and require a reboot?
I like the last name too.

[Giant Speck]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=945188

[ronnielsen1]

Oops

[spupy]

The question is, how will Linux name his kids?
The twins Ubuntu and Kubuntu. Their beautiful sisters Fedora and Suse. The nerdy Debian. The skinny Gentoo that raised himself.

[aeiah]

the only one that sounds reasonable for a name is perhaps solaris. but then that has scifi connotations too so your daughter would attract two types of nerds whilst growing up instead of just one.

[aeiah]

The question is, how will Linux name his kids?


he'll probably call them all Dave, to save embarrassment.

[Chame_Wizard]

maybe Tux was better(the mascot:popcorn:)

[spupy]

maybe Tux was better(the mascot:popcorn:)

That is his nickname! :)

[billgoldberg]

I wouldn't do that to my kid (if I ever will have any).

For me this is the same like calling your child "Moonlight or Rain", it's just stupid.

[urukrama]

Poor person...

I know in some countries you can't name your child after a brand, a company, or something similar. Sweden is obviously not one of them.

[SuperSonic4]

i would say that child has a definite starting advantage in life, unlike this one, i fear!


http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/UK/05582469249563503026/new-baby-named-vista-after-windows-vista.html

hope she doesn't grow up as bloated as her namesake:lolflag:

Or of course the Vista baby will crash in the middle of anything and she will have a BSOD and have to be hard reset

[S0VERE1GN]

How often does he outgrow his footwear and require a reboot?


lol reboot :lolflag:

[spupy]

http://www.windowsvistamagazine.com/UK/05582469249563503026/new-baby-named-vista-after-windows-vista.html

OMG, why does this website has a second scrollbar on the right in addition to the firefox scrollbar? :shock:

[kevin11951]

OMG, why does this website has a second scrollbar on the right in addition to the firefox scrollbar? :shock:

it doesn't do that to me

[LaRoza]

OMG, why does this website has a second scrollbar on the right in addition to the firefox scrollbar? :shock:

Um, it could be an element that doesn't overflow?

[sc0tt10]

What might they name their second? GNU?

[Giant Speck]

What might they name their second? GNU?

And do they describe the baby as "Qt"?

[zmjjmz]

Would they call the next baby GNU Network Object Model Environment?

[eurobloke1]

A Swedish couple has named their son Linux, according to Linux.com

http://www.linux.com/articles/149992

:lolflag:

[FiremothPilot]

I'm afraid that's a horrible idea. Why not name the baby 'Linus' in honor of the kernel's author, and not after the kernel itself? ](*,)

Silly Swedes...
[+5 Grammar - Alliteration]:cool:

[chucky chuckaluck]

i hope the kid ends up a windows user. i hate crap like that.

[KiwiNZ]

That is almost child abuse

[fedex1993]

That is almost child abuse

No if they named the kid microsofted and abused the child and if they had to install some chip to stop virsus from getting into him or even shots. Shots=windows updates LOL

[zmjjmz]

Why not?
It's a cool name IMO. They might have to have it cleared with the trademark office or something though.

[Grant A.]

Why not?
It's a cool name IMO. They might have to have it cleared with the trademark office or something though.

Actually, since the U.S. law states you can't trademark a name, wouldn't the trademark be nulled?

[-grubby]

Why not?
It's a cool name IMO. They might have to have it cleared with the trademark office or something though.

It won't be a cool name once everyone finds out what geeky OS it's associated with

[Giant Speck]

Someone beat you to the punch... over a week ago:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=945188

[zmjjmz]

It won't be a cool name once everyone finds out what geeky OS it's associated with

Really? I think being called Linux would be awesome, geeky OS or not.
I think the only problem will come from teachers who can't pronounce your name.

[scragar]

I think that's terrible for the kid, I mean linus would be fine, why go to the nutty side and go for linux?

On the other hand I think it's cool for kids to be named whatever the parents like, I just don't think his parents thought it through enough.

[Sef]

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