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[Marcelo Bello <marcelo.bello@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, I think I will fork it and call it yabadabadooooooooo.

With so many O's in it, I can already feel the money coming.



On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Enapps :: Vadim Chobanu <
vadim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Join the club Robin! its how openerp sa implements these sort of
> strategic choices and decisions. Just do them recklessly.
> Cheers,
>
> Vadim
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
>  ------------------------------
> From: Robin <robinstc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: ‎16/‎05/‎2014 14:59
> To: openerp-community@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: Re: [Openerp-community] Odoo and community
>
>  I missed the discussion relating to this name change.
>
> Somebody has been smoking some strong weed. This is one of the daftess
> names I have ever come across.
>
> In English, it reminds readers of a *BAD SMELL* - ODOO - ODOUR - ODOR ,
> you could say that ODOO is only 1 R(se) away from a bad ODOR (odors are
> rarely good, if they are they are called something else).
>
> In French I am reminded of ORDURE (ka-ka, dung etc).
>
> As product brand names goes, it ranks right up with Ford Motor Company
> calling their compact sized Mustang replacement a PINTO (ask a Spanish
> speaker, if you don't see any thing wrong with that name).
>
> Amongst Anglophones, the most common reaction to the word ODOO is a
> slightly naughty/puzzled giggle. Hardly a great basis to build a new brand
> upon. To use American-speak, its the sort of thing that babies do in their
> diapers!
>
> Sorry it is a c_r_a_p name, a pile of odoo!!!
> I am really sad to see this. It appears that there has been no reality
> check.
>
>
> Robin St.Clair
>
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