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In Oz, cellphone is only used in american movies, here they are called |
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"mobile phones" (formal), "mobiles" (common usage) and "mob" when |
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written (e.g., Mob: 0419...) |
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There's also the upcoming "cell" processor architecture that may clash |
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in the future. |
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How about app-mobphone or app-mobilephone or perhaps |
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app-mobilephoneutils or some variant of? |
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BillK |
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On Sun, 2005-05-08 at 11:57 -0600, R Hill wrote: |
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> Alin Nastac wrote: |
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> > Hi folks, |
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> > |
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> > I think we should make a new category called app-cellphone containing |
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> > the following packages: |
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> > net-dialup/gammu |
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> > net-dialup/gnokii |
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> > net-dialup/wammu |
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> > net-wireless/gnome-phone-manager |
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> > |
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> > Yes, I know. It is a short list, but shouldn't be a category |
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> > representative for its content? |
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> net-wireless/obexftp |
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> net-misc/sms |
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> net-misc/linuxsms |
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> net-misc/ksms |
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> net-misc/gsmlib |
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> net-misc/esms |
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> media-sound/bemused |
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> media-plugins/xmms-btexmms |
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> kde-misc/kmobiletools } |
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> kde-base/kandy } these could probably stay in kde |
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> app-pda/x70talk |
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> app-pda/bitpim |
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> app-misc/ringtonetools |
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> this doesn't include anything like VOIP of course. btw i think |
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> "cellphone" is an Americanism. i worked for AT&T Wireless before they |
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> were bought by Cingular and the term "cellphone" was discouraged for |
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> that reason. maybe just app-phone? |
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> --de. |
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