Loaded terms in free software
Loaded terms in free software
Posted Jun 20, 2020 7:40 UTC (Sat) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)In reply to: Loaded terms in free software by jezuch
Parent article: Loaded terms in free software
On the other hand, Coca Cola's bottled water product named "Blue Water" totally bombed in Russia, because it sounds almost like a slang word for "vomit". Mitsubishi Pajero had to be renamed to "Montero" in Spanish-speaking countries for a similar reason.
Posted Jun 20, 2020 12:06 UTC (Sat)
by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
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Cheers,
Loaded terms in free software
Shades of Nestle and Peckham Springs anyone :-)
Wol