it also helps that "pharo" via google easily points to the website as it is not so commonly used in the internet as a name.

Being Greek and big lover of the sea, I am a big fan of the name. My full nick name is "�� " "Kilon Alios" means "the one who charms/motivates and came from the sea". What bigger motivation and more essential element of the sea than a lighthouse ? :D

From: St��phane Ducasse <stephane.ducasse@inria.fr>
To: Pharo-project@lists.gforge.inria.fr
Sent: Friday, 27 January 2012, 17:51
Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] Meaning of the name "Pharo"

On Jan 27, 2012, at 8:17 AM, Max Leske wrote:

> I always enjoy it if a product / project with a "funny" name explains that name somewhere (origin, intention). I think it says a lot about the kind of project it is (how dedicated are the people? If the name is crap, the product will probably be too��). So I thought, it might be cool to introduce a paragraph (in the "About" section maybe) that explains the origins of the name "Pharo".
>
> Any thoughts?

Yes!
I love lighthouse because
- it is protecting boats from crashing on the coast
- stand against the wind and is wild sea
Really positive image.

Pharo: solid software with a vision, helping large programs to get to the coast nicely.

>
> Cheers,
> Max