cm0002@literature.cafe to Linux@programming.dev · 21 days agoPostmarketOS renamed to Nuranura.ecoexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: linuxphones@lemmy.mllinuxphones@lemmy.calinux@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squarecsolisr@hub.azkware.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down1·21 days agoFrom the rationale, the name PostmarketOS was too difficult for the average user to recognize and pronounce out loud, even when abbreviated to pmOS.
minus-squarecannedtuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·21 days agopmOS is a terrible shortening.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·21 days agoit’s also what peppermint uses in some places.
minus-squareVittelius@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up20·21 days agoIt also couldn’t be trademarked and was misleading for hardware like the PinePhone that shipped with the OS pre-installed.
From the rationale, the name PostmarketOS was too difficult for the average user to recognize and pronounce out loud, even when abbreviated to pmOS.
pmOS is a terrible shortening.
it’s also what peppermint uses in some places.
It also couldn’t be trademarked and was misleading for hardware like the PinePhone that shipped with the OS pre-installed.