cm0002@literature.cafe to Linux@programming.dev · 10 days agoPostmarketOS renamed to Nuranura.ecoexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down13file-text
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minus-squareLemmchen@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54arrow-down2·edit-29 days agoWhy? Why is everybody renaming their project after years of building up reputation?
minus-squarecsolisr@hub.azkware.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down1·10 days agoFrom the rationale, the name PostmarketOS was too difficult for the average user to recognize and pronounce out loud, even when abbreviated to pmOS.
minus-squarecannedtuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·10 days agopmOS is a terrible shortening.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 days agoit’s also what peppermint uses in some places.
minus-squareVittelius@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up20·10 days agoIt also couldn’t be trademarked and was misleading for hardware like the PinePhone that shipped with the OS pre-installed.
Why? Why is everybody renaming their project after years of building up reputation?
From the rationale, the name PostmarketOS was too difficult for the average user to recognize and pronounce out loud, even when abbreviated to pmOS.
pmOS is a terrible shortening.
it’s also what peppermint uses in some places.
It also couldn’t be trademarked and was misleading for hardware like the PinePhone that shipped with the OS pre-installed.