Add notes on possible OS names.

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+REQUIREMENTS
+============
+
+An ideal name should identify important features of the operating system,
+including that the OS is:
+  * A BusyBox/Linux operating system for embedded applications
+  * Modifiable post-deployment
+  * Able to be tuned for any purpose
+
+Additionally, we must be able to register one or more domains for the project,
+preferably in one or both of the following top-level domains: org and net.
+
+
+SEARCH TACTICS
+==============
+
+In searching for a name that is also a real word (not a requirement), I'm using
+command lines similar to the following to search Debian's "wamerican" word list,
+built from SCOWL:
+  $ grep bbles /usr/share/dict/american-english
+
+
+POSSIBLE NAMES
+==============
+
+BUBBLES: Universal BusyBox/Linux Embedded System
+    Pros:
+      * Real word
+      * Recursive acronym
+      * Bubbles are fun
+    Cons:
+      * Convincing companies to play with bubbles in their products
+      * Domains already registered: bubbles.org, bubbles.net, bubbl.es
+RUBBLES: Universal BusyBox/Linux Embedded System
+    Pros:
+      * Real word
+      * Recursive acronym
+      * Domains available: rubbles.org, rubbles.net
+    Cons:
+      * Negative connotation in a word associated with destruction?