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Quit naming projects after endangered species. When people search for "orca", they shouldn't be pointed to random software projects but instead research and adv
by bmitc 2y ago
Quit naming projects after endangered species. When people search for "orca", they shouldn't be pointed to random software projects but instead research and advocacy groups fighting for orca rights and wellbeing.
- mav3ri3k 2y agoI did not know that Orcas were endangered up until now. Seems like this approach is working for raising awareness.
- zigzag312 2y agoMaybe these projects should add a note to their websites that the project is named after an endangered species. I think that would be a wonderful way of raising awareness.
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- spencerflem 2y agoThis was downvoted, and tbf it is a rather niche complaint. But fwiw its something I've been thinking about a bit recently. Naming something, parodying something, etc. all siphon off the legitimacy and good will of the thing they're referencing. Kinda like how Bill Waterson never made Calvin and Hobbes spinoffs, so anyone who experiences C&H does so through the comics first and not ads or shirts or movies. Having those would devalue the comic. Anyways no real conclusion, other than to be mindful of what you crib & to be offended when big marketing firms try to degrade the Mona Lisa into a Coke marketing vessel.
- muzani 2y agoIs it really a niche complaint? I'm getting confused with the minimum effort generic names too. Orca. Fork. Cursor. Apple. Wheat. There's probably thousands of AI projects named Jarvis out there too. At work, we use Localize and Lokalise, two different products that get confused a lot. I liked it when we were at minimum variation. Call it Mega Dolphin or something.
- spencerflem 2y agoI was being a little generous, since it seemed like the consensus was that OP was in the wrong.