Is "Develop" a good term for Ubuntu-based distro?

[Zak B. Elep]

Hi Joel!

On 8/18/06, Joel Bryan Juliano <joelbryan.juliano at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm doing a school project, and the evaluator told me that I can't use the
> word "develop", since the project will be based on Ubuntu, and he said that
> if I'm going to use the word "develop", the project would have to be not
> based on anything, even Debian.

Relating to the Wittgenstienian sense, your evaluator seems to play a
language game different from yours.  At best, he seems to imply that
you should be able to work on this project on your own, without the
intervention/help of outsiders (which in this case are the people
_not_ working on your project.)  In his sense, to `develop' something
would be to produce something that is entirely original and not
relying on any previous technology.

> Since, Ubuntu is based on Debian, can the ubuntu folks say "We 'develop' a
> totally free OS.",
> or for other ubuntu based distro, can they say "We 'develop' this new
> radical UltimateOS(tm)"
> and for my schoolwork, do I have the right to use the term "develop"?

You have a right to use whatever word you want.  Its guaranteed in the
Bill of Rights of the Philippine Constitution. :P

My impression about your evaluator is this: he's trying to push you
off your feet by challenging you to produce something useful and
original.  Be on your guard.

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