Maybe I'm not alone in thinking this...but I think "Firefox" is a terrible name change for "Firebird"! What are they thinking? Sure, sure, the Firebird database people were upset, but "Firefox"?! I can't help but thinking about that cheesy 80's movie starring Clint Eastwood.
Yeah, yeah, I'm a detractor with no suggestions...so here's what I say. I don't see what's oh-so-confusing about "Firebird" the browser and "Firebird" the database. Just say the "Firebird browser" or the "Firebird database". Or heck, call your self "Icebird", or anything except "Firefox"!
Posted by enigma at February 12, 2004 04:09 PMHeh. The funny thing is that I think I like FireFox. I remember when I was young many guys would choose that name as an alias or whatever when playing games. Many at that time really loved the movie. I don't remember the movie at all, I perhaps was the only one of my friends who didn't see it.
Being named after a fast jet is a good thing. I dunno, hasn't lost its fire in its belly, but its slicker than a fox.
Posted by: hystrix at February 14, 2004 09:43 AM