Re: One Problem

One Problem (Score: 3, Insightful)

by venkman@pipedot.org on 2014-11-28 21:04 (#2VAY)

The amount of fanfare given for this announcement is much more than is warranted, but in any case I wish the team well. Based on one thing though, I do believe they have already shown that this fork is more an ideological exercise than an effort to make a distro that is better for users. Picking a name is important and the team has failed miserably. If you have to explain how to pronounce it, you lose interest of potential users. Why not just pick a simple name?

Re: One Problem (Score: 1)

by tanuki64@pipedot.org on 2014-11-28 21:09 (#2VAZ)

The amount of fanfare given for this announcement is much more than is warranted,

Agreed. Too early for that.

If you have to explain how to pronounce it, you lose interest of potential users.

Ummm... don't think so. How do you pronounce 'Qt'? I rarely speak names, since I mostly communicate with colleagues via mail or forums. And Devuan is very good for googling.

Re: One Problem (Score: 3, Interesting)

by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-11-28 21:19 (#2VB0)

I think it works. Anyone who's ever ordered Sechuan chicken will know how to say it. The V in the middle is clearly a reference to SysV. It's short, simple, and I'm imagining a logo like dV, which would work.

There are far worse names out there - just search this site for Friday Distros.

Re: One Problem (Score: 1, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-11-29 02:47 (#2VBB)

I just asked my Chinese gf how to pronounce it. She gave several variations none of which included DevOne.

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