On 03 October 2002, Alex Polite said:
> I had a small site done i Zope. Then I upgraded Zope and the site
> broke. Rather than fixing it I think I'll move it to Quixote

May I commend your excellent taste.  ;-)

> (How is
> it pronounced? What does it mean?)

The name comes from Don Quixote, the silly knight who went around doing
pointless tasks like tilting at windmills.  When we started the project
(spring 2000 was it?), we figured that Yet Another Web Application
Framework was, well, quixotic.

The pronunciation is Spanish -- so I think the x is aspirated, kinda
like the Scottish "ch" or Dutch "g".  If you can say "loch" or "Gouda"
correctly, you can probably say "Quixote" correctly.  ;-)  Native
Spanish speakers, please correct me!

        Greg
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