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Re:Splendid Bacon: Simple Project Management for Hackers, bu... by nathanielksmith on Monday October 18, 2010 @10:03AM (#1803508)
I agree. I don't think offending people is what's at stake--just turning people off purely based on the name. As a vegan, I'd be offended if someone tried to serve me meat knowing I was vegan. I'm simply put off by a name involving a meat product and far less likely to use it because of the strong mental and moral connotations I have for such words.

It reminds me of a large percentage of screenshots that come from certain Linux projects. Wallpapers and themes often have scantily clad women on them. I can imagine that this would put a lot of folks off from contributing to or using those products.

I'd consider "Tempeh Bacon" as name, but I'm biased, as my partner made a delicious batch of it the other day :)

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