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Name feels a little too close Konqueror to me. It's odd, nothing about this browser suggests an association with conkers, yet they've chosen this name which is

Name feels a little too close Konqueror to me. It's odd, nothing about this browser suggests an association with conkers, yet they've chosen this name which is very similar to an existing browser.

Danieru 12y ago
I aggree. Konqueror is no niche browse, it's the grandfather of half the mainline browsers.
- quarterto 12y ago
  I'd say more. 90% of mobile browsers are WebKit/Blink-based.
  - tudborg 12y ago
    And WebKit is based on? And Blink is based on?
    - laumars 12y ago
      That was his point. You might have missed the first sentence in his post which said "I'd say more." He was saying the 50% estimate was too conservative.
      - tudborg 12y ago
        Damn. i failed :(
- nailer 12y ago
  +1 I doubt it would cause confusion, but it's nice to be respectful to existing OSS projects and anyone that makes web browsers should have a lot of respect for Konquerer.
  - smeyer 12y ago
    Just now, I was confused. I remembered there were two browsers with roughly the same name, and when I saw the title I had to think about which was which.
dyadic 12y ago
Yes, when I would tell people I used Conkeror they'd always reply with, "Ah yes, I know Konqueror". That was only really IRL conversations, with text based mediums I don't think I had any confusions.
- Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 12y ago
  The first time I saw it mentioned, I thought it was just a weird misspelling.
jrockway 12y ago
To be fair, this project has been using its current name for at least five years, so now is probably not the time to raise objections.
- peterevans 12y ago
  You can't raise an objection to a project you never knew about, can you? It's a legitimate point, and the name is certainly close to Konqueror.
flaviojuvenal 12y ago
Don't know if you are being sarcastic... But "conqueror" may be a reference to Age of Discovery/Conquest [1], similar to "navigator" or "explorer". http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery
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chriswarbo 12y ago
due to the fact that "Conkeror" is a homonym with the name of the web browser "Konqueror", the full name of the browser in spoken English is "Conkeror (with a C)"

Name feels a little too close Konqueror to me. It's odd, nothing about this browser suggests an association with conkers, yet they've chosen this name which is very similar to an existing browser.

Danieru 12y ago

I aggree. Konqueror is no niche browse, it's the grandfather of half the mainline browsers.

quarterto 12y ago
I'd say more. 90% of mobile browsers are WebKit/Blink-based.
- tudborg 12y ago
  And WebKit is based on? And Blink is based on?
  - laumars 12y ago
    That was his point. You might have missed the first sentence in his post which said "I'd say more." He was saying the 50% estimate was too conservative.
    - tudborg 12y ago
      Damn. i failed :(
nailer 12y ago
+1 I doubt it would cause confusion, but it's nice to be respectful to existing OSS projects and anyone that makes web browsers should have a lot of respect for Konquerer.
- smeyer 12y ago
  Just now, I was confused. I remembered there were two browsers with roughly the same name, and when I saw the title I had to think about which was which.

dyadic 12y ago

Yes, when I would tell people I used Conkeror they'd always reply with, "Ah yes, I know Konqueror". That was only really IRL conversations, with text based mediums I don't think I had any confusions.

Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 12y ago
The first time I saw it mentioned, I thought it was just a weird misspelling.

jrockway 12y ago

To be fair, this project has been using its current name for at least five years, so now is probably not the time to raise objections.

peterevans 12y ago
You can't raise an objection to a project you never knew about, can you? It's a legitimate point, and the name is certainly close to Konqueror.

flaviojuvenal 12y ago

Don't know if you are being sarcastic... But "conqueror" may be a reference to Age of Discovery/Conquest [1], similar to "navigator" or "explorer". http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery

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chriswarbo 12y ago

due to the fact that "Conkeror" is a homonym with the name of the web browser "Konqueror", the full name of the browser in spoken English is "Conkeror (with a C)"