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Where does the name come from? When pronouncing it I can't help but notice it's very close to "Orwell"
by j2kun 10y ago
Where does the name come from? When pronouncing it I can't help but notice it's very close to "Orwell"
- valine 10y agoConsidering their video starts off with a quote from George Orwell, I would say the pronouciation is intensional.
- wastedhours 10y agoIn their post on the Ubuntu blog [0] they say it is pronounced "or-well". Assumedly ironically. [0] https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/09/29/meet-orwl-the-first-open-source-physically-secure-computer/ https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/09/29/meet-orwl-the-first-o...
- Archi1 10y agoThe name is from Orwell as you guessed. The idea is that we need an open source computer that protect privacy to enable freedom of speech ;-)