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I think this is a matter of opinion but how is libera or libera.chat a better name than FreeNode? How do you even pronounce that? Lee-Bear-Ah? Lee-Bera? Libra?
by juancb 5y ago
I think this is a matter of opinion but how is libera or libera.chat a better name than FreeNode?
How do you even pronounce that? Lee-Bear-Ah? Lee-Bera? Libra? Leebra? Liberia? That last one is a joke.
In Latin Libera is to deliver and pronounced Lee-Bera
In Spanish Libera is to liberate and pronounced Lee-Bear-Ah
I can't say either of those roll off the tongue in either language and any English mispronunciation of it is just awful. Lee-brah and the like to me is about as grating as Tay-Co (taco), Jal-Ah-Peeno (jalapeño) or Ques-Aaadla (quesadilla).
This is a major loss of brand for the network. I'm sure I'll get downvoted into oblivion.
- tovej 5y agoOTOH freenode sounds like freedom fries to me, like American political talk.