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Show HN: Rufus – a free, open source RSS reader

53 points by jtanza 9y ago

geraldbauer 9y ago
FYI: Pluto [1] is an alternative open source feed reader (incl. support for JSON Feed, Microformats, Feed.TXT, and more) [1]: http://feedreader.github.io http://feedreader.github.io
- nerdponx 9y ago
  Is Tiny Tiny RSS in the same category? https://tt-rss.org/ https://tt-rss.org/
nukeop 9y ago
Name collision with a popular usb image writer.
- jtanza 9y ago
  Surprisingly, I somehow failed to notice this until yesterday. If it becomes an issue, I am not in any way attached to the name - i'd be happy to change it.
  - O_H_E 9y ago
    Better now than later, because the other one is pretty famous open source cross tool. BTW: what does that name mean?
    - jtanza 9y ago
      That was me trying to be clever choosing a quintessential dog name, as the application "fetches" the paper (rss feeds) for you :D . I was playing around with the name Rover and a few others for a while as well, but went with Rufus for the cheap .news TLD
      - Nexxxeh 9y ago
        Rexfus, a combination of Rex and Rufus, is available (including the dot com) and would be easy to SEO.
        wingerlang 9y ago
        Are these names somehow related to each other? Our childhood dogs (RIP) were Rex and Rufus.
      - nameSpaceWaste 9y ago
        I agree with Nexxxeh; Rexfus is a good choice. Rexfus => Receives for us. Rexfus => Rx F Us Rexfus => Rex Fus Rexfus => Rexfus (Same as comment above -- re-commenting here in lieu of a PM)
  - nerdywordy 9y ago
    I for one really like the name and URL and don't mind the name collision. It's something that is bound to happen. There are a finite number of words, names, and spellings to make use of.
    - Nexxxeh 9y ago
      Not really, because it doesn't need to be a real word or an existing name. It could be Rexfus, for example. Even the dot com is available, and as a combination of Rex and Rufus, still dog inspired.
      - oliv__ 9y ago
        That's way harder to pronounce.
      - nmg 9y ago
        Just adjectify it. https://www.whois.com/whois/rufus.ly https://www.whois.com/whois/rufus.ly
      - nameSpaceWaste 9y ago
        Rexfus is great! It receives RSS Feeds, so: Rexfus => Receives for us. Rexfus => Rx F Us Rexfus => Rex Fus Rexfus => Rexfus
  - nerdponx 9y ago
    Maybe call it "Rufus News" or something? You get to keep the fun dog name that way.
  - nukeop 9y ago
    I don't think it's an issue, but it'll be harder for your tool to be at the top of search engine results, so some rebranding might be beneficial for your visibility.
- aklemm 9y ago
  Try "Fido"?
  - teddyh 9y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet
ysleepy 9y ago
:D I built myself an RSS Reader in Java too. Also with the crusty ROME toolkit and H2, but I made a simple UI in JavaFX.
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53 points by jtanza 9y ago

FYI: Pluto [1] is an alternative open source feed reader (incl. support for JSON Feed, Microformats, Feed.TXT, and more) [1]: http://feedreader.github.io http://feedreader.github.io

nerdponx 9y ago
Is Tiny Tiny RSS in the same category? https://tt-rss.org/ https://tt-rss.org/

nukeop 9y ago

Name collision with a popular usb image writer.

jtanza 9y ago
Surprisingly, I somehow failed to notice this until yesterday. If it becomes an issue, I am not in any way attached to the name - i'd be happy to change it.
- O_H_E 9y ago
  Better now than later, because the other one is pretty famous open source cross tool. BTW: what does that name mean?
  - jtanza 9y ago
    That was me trying to be clever choosing a quintessential dog name, as the application "fetches" the paper (rss feeds) for you :D . I was playing around with the name Rover and a few others for a while as well, but went with Rufus for the cheap .news TLD
    - Nexxxeh 9y ago
      Rexfus, a combination of Rex and Rufus, is available (including the dot com) and would be easy to SEO.
      - wingerlang 9y ago
        Are these names somehow related to each other? Our childhood dogs (RIP) were Rex and Rufus.
    - nameSpaceWaste 9y ago
      I agree with Nexxxeh; Rexfus is a good choice. Rexfus => Receives for us. Rexfus => Rx F Us Rexfus => Rex Fus Rexfus => Rexfus (Same as comment above -- re-commenting here in lieu of a PM)
- nerdywordy 9y ago
  I for one really like the name and URL and don't mind the name collision. It's something that is bound to happen. There are a finite number of words, names, and spellings to make use of.
  - Nexxxeh 9y ago
    Not really, because it doesn't need to be a real word or an existing name. It could be Rexfus, for example. Even the dot com is available, and as a combination of Rex and Rufus, still dog inspired.
    - oliv__ 9y ago
      That's way harder to pronounce.
    - nmg 9y ago
      Just adjectify it. https://www.whois.com/whois/rufus.ly https://www.whois.com/whois/rufus.ly
    - nameSpaceWaste 9y ago
      Rexfus is great! It receives RSS Feeds, so: Rexfus => Receives for us. Rexfus => Rx F Us Rexfus => Rex Fus Rexfus => Rexfus
- nerdponx 9y ago
  Maybe call it "Rufus News" or something? You get to keep the fun dog name that way.
- nukeop 9y ago
  I don't think it's an issue, but it'll be harder for your tool to be at the top of search engine results, so some rebranding might be beneficial for your visibility.
aklemm 9y ago
Try "Fido"?
- teddyh 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet

ysleepy 9y ago

:D I built myself an RSS Reader in Java too. Also with the crusty ROME toolkit and H2, but I made a simple UI in JavaFX.

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