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Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by AlexanderDhoore on Sunday May 26, 2013 @05:12AM (#5770562)
I like how the free software community is very loose. Lots of jokes in the documentation. Python and Norwegian Blue parrots, for example. But naming your distro Rebecca Black Linux, might undermine credibility just a tiny bit. (But obviously you aren't hurting anyone, so: nice job on the wayland live cd!)
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by claudius on Sunday May 26, 2013 @05:28AM (#5770590)
Let’s just hope it is not a multi-seat OS.
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by kunai on Sunday May 26, 2013 @01:13PM (#5771660)
Clever. :)
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by moreentropy on Sunday May 26, 2013 @06:02AM (#5770664)
For a technology preview project the name is fine, albeit not googleable. I don't think that a project like this has to choose a name people can sell to the management.

From my own experience, really chose something that is googleable. It's frustrating when you never have a change to be found when people type your project's name into google because it's an artist's name or a common word. And yes, i think finding a good name for a project is hard.

Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by kristofferR on Sunday May 26, 2013 @07:31AM (#5770830)
Google is better than you think! ;)

It's very Googleable.

https://encrypted.google.com/webhp#sclient=psy-ab&q=rebe...

Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by seanp2k2 on Sunday May 26, 2013 @08:15AM (#5770906)
Rebecca Black Linux is probably a joke too re: Hannah Montana Linux (AKA "HML"): http://www.junauza.com/2011/04/3-linux-distros-that-you-migh...
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by pudquick on Sunday May 26, 2013 @12:21PM (#5771479)
I personally prefer Biebian:

http://biebian.sourceforge.net/

Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by anonymous on Sunday May 26, 2013 @07:42AM (#5770848)
Isn't her name also copyrighted? I mean, isn't it illegal to call your distro "Rebecca Black"?
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by rcxdude on Sunday May 26, 2013 @08:00AM (#5770879)
Not copyright, but possibly trademarked. Even in that case, it only applies to use in areas in which the mark is already being used. So while it would be trademark infringement to sell albums under that name, releasing an OS would be fine unless someone else is also planning on doing the same thing and applied for a trademark in that area.
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by runlevel1 on Sunday May 26, 2013 @10:09AM (#5771106)
It certainly could fall under a state's "right of publicity" laws.
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by trust-me on Sunday May 26, 2013 @07:59AM (#5770876)
After reading your comment I assumed Rebecca Black is a porn star :D
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by chris_wot on Sunday May 26, 2013 @09:54AM (#5771076)
No, that's not what she meant by "Gotta get down on Friday".
Re:Xorg-free Wayland Live CD that starts directly to Wayland by nnnnni on Sunday May 26, 2013 @12:47PM (#5771566)
She was 12 or 13 at the peak of her "popularity"...