[FreeNX-kNX / X++ Booster] [FreeNX-kNX] FreeNX namechange

[Terje Andersen]

----- Melding fra paul at vandervlis.nl ---------
     Dato: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:24:41 +0200
      Fra: Paul van der Vlis <paul at vandervlis.nl>
Svar-til: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client <freenx-knx at kde.org>
     Emne: Re: [FreeNX-kNX / X++ Booster] [FreeNX-kNX] FreeNX namechange
      Til: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client <freenx-knx at kde.org>


> Fabian Franz schreef:
>>> What about XFaster?
>>
>> Hey, that is quite nice ...
>>
>> Keep on going with ideas.
>
> I like the name FreeNX.
> But if you really want something else, what about FreeFX?
>
> FX stands for "Fast X".
>

I still have to say that I think the name should completely change  
from FreeNX to help stop confusion from the existing "prototype"  
version (as Fabain called it) to the new one, and to also help  
differenciate "FreeNX" from NoMachine's NXServer.
Look what NoMachine has put at their frontpage:  
http://www.nomachine.com/news-read.php?idnews=202

I have to admit that I have very often (on the IRC channel where I  
have in periodes been active) experienced people asking questions  
regarding NoMachine's Free NXServer, and sometimes even regarding the  
commercial NXServer - it's just too confusing for people! NoMachine  
obviously experiences the same....

I vote to (as a matter of respect for NoMachine's work) go for  
something that has no immediate association with either NXServer or  
FreeNX.
It might be an acronym, or just something else - just to help people  
to clearly see the differences... (and to help easy the burden on  
NoMachine's support department as a "Thank you" for providing the FOSS  
community with such a great technology).

We also need to keep in mind what Kurt wrote earlier, that Fabian and  
him initially asked, and got a "ok", from NoMachine regarding the name  
FreeNX, so maybe they might object to a too similar name - I dunno...

my 2 cents..

/Terje

PS! NoMachine has also responded to the article I linked to in one of  
my previous posts....  
(http://www.nomachine.com/news-read.php?idnews=204)