The Real Meaning of MOODLE

The Real Meaning of MOODLE

by Ralf Hilgenstock -
Number of replies: 5
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Moodle is a mixbreed dog!!

Just found at the Citizen's Compendium. They should it know. "The world needs a better free encyclopedia."
"With the long-time popularity of the "breed" name cockapoo, used since at least 1970 and constructed by combining elements of its two contributing breeds (Cocker Spaniel/Poodle), it has become extremely common to find mixed-breed dogs named with breed names likewise invented by portmanteau. The tendency for using such names in a jocular way dates back at least to Queen Elizabeth's Dorgis (Dachshund/Corgi). However, extremely few of these become mainstream "breeds" over long periods with determined breeders, and, as of 2006, Cockapoo and Labradoodle are still the only such combined names to make it into the dictionary. Nonetheless, names such as these commonly appear in for-sale ads and often lack consistency; a cross between a Maltese Terrier and a Poodle, for example, may be advertized as either a "Maltipoo" or a "Moodle"."
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Mixedbreed_dog

And if you never saw a Moodle. Here is one:
.The Moodle - Maltese and Toy Poodle cross. The Maltese loves attention. Playing games that treat this dog like the intelligent, hardy breed it is will be a perfect fun-time activity. The Toy Poodle is intelligent, alert, playful, anxious to please, obedient and responsive. Good with children and other pets. Can be shy with strangers. Combine these two and you have the Moodle! This type of dog is very intelligent and socializes well with other dogs and animals. They are a loving, loyal active dog, weighing approximately 4kgs and standing approximately 25cms at shoulders. The Moodle will suit either inside or outside

Found after a search for Moodle + dog at Google.

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In reply to Ralf Hilgenstock

Re: The Real Meaning of MOODLE

by Samuli Karevaara -
Heh, for a long while this used to be the only thing that came up with a book search for "Moodle" smile
In reply to Ralf Hilgenstock

Re: The Real Meaning of MOODLE

by Martín Langhoff -
Moodle was originally mysql-centric, and pre-1.4.3 it almost, but never quite, worked well with Postgres. So when we tackled all the required fixes for Postgres support, we considered releasing Poodle-1.4.

As it turned out, everyone was happy with our Pg support patches, and our internal 'Poodle-1.4' became Moodle 1.4.3.

big grin
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Re: The Real Meaning of MOODLE

by Stanley Frielick -
yea - I spotted a real one one in Auckland some time back ...

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Re: The Real Meaning of MOODLE

by Bente Olsen -
So you can chose between two Open Source (!) Moodles, one that is free that can be accessed from anywhere and one you have to pay for which you can only enjoy on location smile