Renaming OpenSUSE

Why not just keep calling it OpenSUSE, a recognised brand, and use the leverage that its brand recognition brings to SUSE (the company) 's products, to get them to do what the community prefers, or keep the right sort of distance etc. ? Sounds like a win/win.

Re: Renaming OpenSUSE

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Post by temikus » Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 8:22 AM UTC

Gecko linux?

Re: Renaming OpenSUSE

#7

Post by prepend » Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 8:35 AM UTC

ONSL is Not Suse Linux

ONSL

Re: Renaming OpenSUSE

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Post by moonfern » Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 8:52 AM UTC

Would a different spelling help with the copyright issue? Examples "opensuze" "opensoese"

And khula-suse/khulazuse (Hindi for open) ?

I've a suggestion: Khula-use

Re: Renaming OpenSUSE

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Post by perlgeek » Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 8:56 AM UTC

I know that the name SUSE stems from an acronym, but it's also a woman's name in Germany. So maybe switch it out for another, equally short woman's name? "Lisa Linux" or "Nora Linux" or so maybe?

Re: Renaming OpenSUSE

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Post by majewsky » Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 8:57 AM UTC

moonfern wrote: post #8

Would a different spelling help with the copyright issue? Examples "opensuze" "opensoese" And khula-suse/khulazuse (Hindi for open) ? I've a suggestion: Khula-use

It's not a copyright issue, it's a trademark issue. Anything resembling the trademark can be considered an infringement, and it's up to a judge to decide what is.