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

[lewis schmidt]

new name,

hmm... how about everybody flood this with ideas?

OpenX
RapidX
XMinima
ThriftyX

I don't know.... is this serious......

TIA

L

On 7/16/07, Terje Andersen <terander at guard.zapto.org> wrote:
>
> ----- 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)
>
>
>
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