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The official name is "Pop!_OS" [1,2]. While I have sympathies for System76 and Debian, there is no way I am going to install an OS with this name. - How am I
by heinrichhartman 7y ago
The official name is "Pop!_OS" [1,2].
While I have sympathies for System76 and Debian, there is no way I am going to install an OS with this name.
- How am I supposed to pronounce this? pop? popos? pop-OS? What should I do with the special characters?
- What happens if I accidentally paste this into the shell?
- What associations should the name "Pop!_OS" have? Appart from the english "pop open" something, in German there is: "Popo" -> Childs word for "bum", "poppen" -> "to hump". Both not exactly favorable.
Also, who comes up with names like this?
Have you talked to any marketing person to this before deciding on a name.
If you want professionals to put this on their machines, better make sure it sounds vaguely like something you might be able to put trust into.
[1] https://system76.com/pop https://system76.com/pop
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System76#Pop.21_OS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System76#Pop.21_OS