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The name will be the largest barrier to entry. It is not easy to say, remember, or look for. This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortu
by graphememes 8y ago
The name will be the largest barrier to entry.
It is not easy to say, remember, or look for.
This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortunate because the OS looks nice.
- osrec 8y agoI tried typing the name /e/ into my address bar, and literally could not get my browser to trigger a search. It kept assuming it was a path to a file!
- JBiserkov 8y agoTry ? /e/
- chooseaname 8y agoIsn't this the point?
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- suyash 8y agoCalling it "eOS" could be a viable name for lay people. Officially it can still be /e/.
- JBiserkov 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS
- shirakawasuna 8y agoeOS has trademark issues. Same reason that elementaryOS doesn't use it and actively discourages users from doing so. Though... users call it that anyways. OP is right - they should really fix their name to address all these issues: (1) Search engine-ability. Zero people are going to be able to discover this. (2) Unique domain name. e.com/io/whatever is already taken (so is eos.com). (3) Not trademarked.
- KeitIG 8y agoThis is kind of already taken by elementary os though.
- SkyMarshal 8y agoLooks like it's already taken by a number of things: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=eos https://duckduckgo.com/?q=eos
- sdegutis 8y agoHow about something phonetic like Slashy Slash (a la Marky Mark)?
- idle_fella 8y agoHe wrote that they will change the name when they release the first version by 2019
- cgb223 8y agoHe should probably change it before then