Journal eno2001's Journal: ALTERNATIVE OS DISTROS: Possible Names 9
Here is an IM session I had today regarding silly OS distro names with my friend lebachai:
(14:15:07) eno2001: Clinix
(14:15:08) lebachai: It's much more fun to ruminate about funny names
(14:15:16) lebachai: Ugh
(14:15:17) eno2001: Kleenix
(14:15:24) lebachai: I still like Gynux
(14:15:41) eno2001: "Wipes your hard drive free of
dirt and grime from lesser OSes"
(14:16:01) lebachai: Eunix
(14:16:27) eno2001: Guitarlix - A Distro for those who
rock.
(14:16:43) eno2001: Hotlix - The first porn based OS
(14:16:45) lebachai: Edix--a distro for legal applications
(14:17:28) eno2001: Wheat-a-bix - THe whole grain OS
(14:17:32) lebachai: Contradix--a distro for Devil's Advocates
(14:17:59) eno2001: Dix-Uni-Ary - A lexical OS
(14:18:24) eno2001: MasonDix - Flaming the OS feud for
generations to come...
(14:18:34) lebachai: JustForKix--Grrrls just want to have fun...with their distro
(14:18:51) eno2001: CheezeStix - The yellow, smelly OS
(14:19:24) lebachai: Clix--for teen girls
(14:19:43) eno2001: SixSixSix - The Satanic Unix
(14:20:17) eno2001: Or... "NickySixx - Join the Crue"
(14:20:57) eno2001: Vix - The Unix that clears your
chest so you can breathe freely (as in beer and speech!)
(14:20:58) lebachai: Hix--a basic distro for residents of Appalachia
(14:21:27) eno2001: Tix - The OS that keeps your
clocks clean
(14:21:43) lebachai: Mixx--a music-based OS
(14:21:47) eno2001: Rix - A Unix disto made by a guy
named Rick
(14:22:27) eno2001: Pix - A dedicated image processing
Unix
(14:22:58) eno2001: Brix - The OS that the big bad
wolf couldn't blow down
(14:23:05) lebachai: Nix-the OS nobody wants
(14:23:30) eno2001: Flix - A cinematic OS (now in
Director's Cut version)
(14:23:47) lebachai: Conflix--the OS sure not to work
(14:23:49) eno2001: Trix - The Silly Rabbit OS
(14:24:13) lebachai: Transfix--the OS that is guaranteed to eat all your free
time
(14:24:25) eno2001: Chix - The OS guaranteed to "get
girls"
(14:24:37) lebachai: Predix--the OS of the future
(14:24:49) eno2001: Panix - The OS to NOT run
(14:25:11) lebachai: Crucifix--the OS designed specifically for churches
(14:25:12) eno2001: Manix - The 60s TV detective OS
(14:25:17) eno2001: Mannix
(14:25:59) lebachai: Suffix--the OS you use after all of the others
(14:26:25) eno2001: Dix - The jerky OS nobody likes
(14:26:44) eno2001: Quix - The OS that tilts at
windmills
(14:27:45) lebachai: Depix--a historically-based OS
(14:28:16) lebachai: You know, you need to submit this list to
(14:28:20) lebachai: It's getting quite creative
(14:28:34) eno2001: DeepSix - The OS that's deader
than BSD
(14:28:46) eno2001: I'm thinking of sticking it in my
Slashdot JE.
(14:29:30) lebachai: Dominatrix: the OS that will rule your life
(14:29:37) eno2001: SevenofSix - 7 of 9's less
attractive kid sister OS
(14:29:56) eno2001: Hehehe.. Dominatrix. I like that
one.
(14:30:05) lebachai: Better yet:
(14:30:12) lebachai: Dominatrix: the OS that will kick your butt
(14:30:32) eno2001: Livix - The angry OS
(14:32:01) lebachai: Addix: the OS you can't turn off
(14:32:13) lebachai: Verdix: the final OS
(14:33:08) eno2001: Headix - The OS that you need pain
reliever for
(14:33:31) eno2001: Ridix - The ridiculous OS
(14:34:07) eno2001: Styx - The OS that leads to hell
(14:34:23) lebachai: Helix--the OS for DNA research
(14:34:49) eno2001: Antix - THe silly OS that creates
silly OS names
(14:35:18) lebachai: Afflix: the bug-ridden OS
(14:35:54) eno2001: Stupix - The OS that doesn't work
(14:36:09) lebachai: Constrix--an extremely limited OS
(14:36:30) lebachai: Convix--an illegal OS
(14:37:15) lebachai: Distrix--the OS of choice for US Congresspeople
(14:37:36) lebachai: Evix--the OS that loses your data
(14:37:41) eno2001: Feelix - The emotional OS
(14:38:06) eno2001: PancakeMix - The OS that's not
just for breakfast anymore
(14:38:12) lebachai: Hahaha
(14:38:34) eno2001: Stridix - The acne treating OS
(14:38:48) lebachai: Inflix--the OS you give to your foes
(14:38:58) eno2001: Majix - The OS of wizards
(14:39:34) eno2001: Strix - The tough love OS
(14:40:21) lebachai: Toxix--the virus-run OS
(14:40:36) eno2001: Fork-ix - The OS that no one can
agree on
(14:40:39) eno2001: and...
(14:40:47) eno2001: 4kix - The Fun OS
(14:41:22) lebachai: Bailiwix--the territorial OS
(14:41:32) eno2001: Bilx - The OS that will take you
for every penny you've got
(14:41:51) lebachai: Barrix--the hack-proof OS
(14:42:09) eno2001: Larynx - The OS that breathes
(14:42:31) lebachai: Toothpix--the bare-bones OS
(14:43:33) eno2001: Coynix - The shy OS
(14:44:29) lebachai: Saintnix--the OS for Santa
(14:44:56) lebachai: Phoenix--the born-again OS
(14:44:58) eno2001: Abacux - The ancient number
crunching OS
(14:45:12) lebachai: Mechanix--an OS for car repair specialists
(14:45:47) eno2001: Delux - The OS for the finer
things in life
(14:46:11) lebachai: Fredrix--OS for a guy named Fred
(14:46:15) eno2001: Mimix - The pretend OS
(14:46:36) lebachai: Picnix--a portable OS
(14:46:55) lebachai: Statistix--the lying OS
(14:47:06) eno2001: MargaritaMix - The OS to party
with
(14:47:30) lebachai: Aerodynamix--OS used on airplanes
(14:47:41) lebachai: Acrobatix--the nimble OS
(14:47:54) lebachai: Academix--the OS for higher ed
(14:48:12) lebachai: Agnostix--the OS for people who don't care
(14:48:18) eno2001: Veluptuix - The dream OS for male
geeks
(14:48:23) eno2001: Hehehe Agnostix is good
(14:48:40) lebachai: Comix--the funny OS
(14:48:47) eno2001: Batix - 70s fashion OS
(14:49:04) eno2001: Democratix - The OS of the people!
(14:49:13) lebachai: Aquatix--the OS that works underwater
(14:49:28) lebachai: Anorexix--the OS that can't keep data
(14:49:51) lebachai: Analgesix--the OS that dulls the pain
(14:50:09) lebachai: Anaesthetix--the OS that completely wipes the pain away
(14:50:23) eno2001: Econimix - The money managing OS
(14:50:41) lebachai: Attix--the OS that gathers dust
(14:50:49) eno2001: Ethix - The OS that wants things
done right
(14:51:00) lebachai: Bariatrix--the bloated OS
(14:51:18) eno2001: Geriatrix - The senior OS
(14:51:46) lebachai: Republix--I can't think of a good tagline for this one
(14:52:11) eno2001: Hmmm.. neither can I
(14:52:31) lebachai: Celtix--an OS for basketball fans
(14:52:54) lebachai: OMG how long can this go on?
(14:52:59) eno2001: Atlantix - The OS that's wide and
deep
(14:53:15) lebachai: Reaganomix--an OS that uses data trickle-down theory
(14:53:15) eno2001: Pacifix - The peaceful OS
(14:53:44) eno2001: Croox - The dishonest OS
(14:53:54) lebachai: Cosmetix--the pretty OS
(14:54:24) eno2001: Genetix - The self replicating OS
(14:54:47) eno2001: Stylix - The Unix for Mac users
(14:54:49) lebachai: Critix--the OS where you never get anything right
(14:55:51) eno2001: Clorox - The clean white OS
(14:56:56) eno2001: Steax - The meat eater's OS
(14:57:20) lebachai: Didactix--the OS for professors
(14:57:39) lebachai: Forensix--the OS that sees dead people
(14:57:42) eno2001: Crudix - The foul OS
(14:58:05) eno2001: Relix - The long forgotten OS
(14:58:20) lebachai: Boy, what a great way to kill an afternoon
(14:58:28) eno2001: Relax - The laid back OS
(14:58:35) eno2001: Heheheh
(14:59:09) eno2001: Timex - The OS that takes a
licking but keeps on ticking
(14:59:39) eno2001: Illegitimix - The "bastard" OS
(15:00:53) lebachai: Epidemix--the OS that propogates itself
Anyone else want to add or comment on the silliness that ensued?
Eating disorders. (Score:1)
Wouldn't the OS that can't keep data be bulimix?
Anorexix woudl be the OS that won't accept data.
Re:Eating disorders. (Score:1)
Re:Eating disorders. (Score:1)
Here's some, it's been some time since reading the rather extensive list.
epileptix - the flashy OS
autistix - this OS rocks
jurrasix - there's a joke about COBOL in there
high colonix - this OS cleans you out
Huge bandwidth problem (Score:1)
This would likely have a huge number of downloads... Might have to torrent this, as I bet the resources needed to host something like this on a centralized server somewhere would be immense.
Re: (Score:2)
A few.. (Score:2)
Gruntix: The Distro for heavy load servers.
Atlix: For when the weight of the world is on your datacenter
Flushix: The Toilet-Fetish distro
A handful more (Score:1)
Volvox -- the rolling version
Obelix -- strong and solid but not very bright
Mercedix -- German deluxe version
BadLux -- deprecated version
Lots of good ones there in the list
Felix (Score:1)
more fun ideas (Score:2)
Netflix: the OS for moviegoers (oh, wait...)
Appendix: the OS that starts fresh but ends up so infested, it may kill you in the end (either that or the reference OS, depending on your point of view...)
Asterix: the OS for those with a case of the funnies
Heuristix: this OS will solve your problems for you, in the most methodical fashion possible
Olympix: the OS with a new release every two years
Nitpix: the OS for for those who just can't be satisfied with any other
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