Re: Pan newsreader on 1.4's extra apps list?

[<bob thestuff net>]

PAN stands for pimp ass newsreader. well, atleast it did. its no longer
mentioned as that on the website.

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Tomas Junnonen wrote:

> > I've no doubt that Pan is an excellent newsreader, but I have misgivings
> > about including in the gnome extra apps release until it becomes less
> > offensive.  Both the domain name of Pan's homesite, and the acronym for
> > it's name seem inappropraite for such high quality software, and they're
> > certainly not something that I would feel comfortable recomending to a
> > friend.  Should these things be changed, I would remove my objections to
> > including Pan as part of the gnome extra apps release.
>
> AFAIK Pan isn't an acronym, I always thought it referred to the famous
> Greek god who liked to chase women (as seen on the about page ;) So the
> app name certainly isn't offensive (unless you have really thin skin,
> or a issue with mythology).
>
> Now the domain does have the word "pimp" in it (which some might find
> offensive), but in no way should this keep the program from being
> included. Pan is simply put the BEST news reader I've ever used (and
> I've used them all), it's  exactly the sort of next generation GNOME
> application I'd be proud to showcase. It has every feature available
> under the sun and the interface is a joy to use. It makes excellent use
> the GNOME technologies and it has been translated into 10+ languages.
> Helix Code, Mandrake and Red Hat include Pan in their distributions,
> obviously they didn't find the program offensive.
>
> Tomas
>
>
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