Erik wrote:
... If we call our sifter sister "Gnupedia" they will be constantly on our back and watching that we don't do something that's not compatible with the GNU way of life. Will Richard Stallman send us threatening mails to withdraw his support and create
OK fine. The "g" is too much of a potential political hot potato. I guess "Nu" is close enough to "GNU" for the purposes of symbolism without making an explicit political statement (or simply confusion on who really is running the project). Nupedia it is.
--Daniel Mayer (aka mav)