VA Linux Dropping "Linux" From Name

Several folks noted that VA is changing its name to "VA Software" to reflect the fact that they aren't a Linux company anymore. VA of course owns OSDN which runs various Linux and Open Source web sites including amusingly enough Linux.com. Can't say it matters much to me what they call the thing as long as they let us keep running Slashdot, but it really is sad knowing that most of the cool open source hackers no longer work there. My bad. Anyone have a link to the press release that doesn't require a login?

They just...

[NecroPuppy]

...didn't want to call it VA GNU/Linux.

Not Linux anymore?

[Anonymous Coward]

Have the top brass figured out the next big buzzword?

VA XML?
VA Java? (haha, I'm just joking)
VA Unlimited Freedom?
VA USA?
VA Voom?
VA cancy?

Re:Not Linux anymore?

[J'raxis]

VA.NET, of course.

Re:Open Source Maketplace Insights

[Anonymous Coward]

I am switching to a Visual Basic kernel and drivers immediately.

Thank you for saving me a lot of time wasted with Linux.

Re:Other than OSDN what does VA do?

[cmdr_shithead]

Don't you see? in the NEW economy, you don't need to be in a "business". That's so 20th century , man! Get with the new paradigm!

What's next?

[hartsock]

Source Developer's Network?

Dot instead of SlashDot?

Meat instead of Freshmeat?

Maybe VA should get into pr0n...

[Anonymous Coward]

... and call itself VA gina. it'd probably turn a profit :)

Dot instead of SlashDot? no...

[abe ferlman]

Dot instead of SlashDot?

no, it will be backslashDot (c)

The bill gates borg icon will get a stylish makeover and a heroic background to boot.

free passport account with your backslashdot registration!

Yup

[Anonymous Coward]

Saw this one coming [angelfire.com].

Re:fp motherunfer

[AdmlTroll]

VA seem to be loosing more than just a bit of their name. If we Trolls make our push [goatse.cx] now we can eliminate them once and for all.

In related news...

[edashofy]

Microsoft is dropping 'Micro' from their name...

Naming via domain registration...

[doorbot.com]

Perhaps VA has followed in many of the former "dot bomb" naming conventions where one thinks up a good list of names, then determines which are available. As most are probably taken, a domain name, and thus company name, are easily chosen.

So, they found vasoftware.com" was available [netsol.com] and went for it. Looks like the record was updated today, too.

So what else might they switch to in the future? Domain squatters are already on the hunt for their next possible name...

Anyone else notice...

[The Pi-Guy]

...that all anti-VA posts, such as "Will they change their stock symbol" or "Who cares" have all been modded down as redundant?

...that there are very few "Good idea, VA!" posts?

...that the very few "good idea"s that there are are modded up?

...that they're all biased?

...that CmdrTaco is the only one who seems to care and post articles about the OSDN?

...that adding "Now mod me down for being a troll" at the end gets about "+5, Funny" or "+3, Interesting"?

With saying that....

Mod me down for being a troll, just wanted to put these out...

--joshua :)

Re:This blows big-time.

[Saeger]

1. Give the software, sell support...
2. Give the software, sell the hardware...

3. Give the software away, and eat FREE food from your vegetable garden, and live rent-FREE in your van down by the river...

:-)

Re:Are they still LNUX? Perhaps SDOT or SLSH?

[Anonymous Coward]

Definitely:

FCKD

Re:The Question that Begs Asking

[ShaunC]

>$income = $bandwidth + $other_guy - $ad_revenue;

No wonder he shows a "profit" from his site, if he's subtracting his revenue from his expenses instead of the other way around...

Typical sneaky dot-com accounting ;)

Shaun