The name will be the largest barrier to entry.
It is not easy to say, remember, or look for.
This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortunate because the OS looks nice.
Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta
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Re: Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta
#62The name will be the largest barrier to entry. It is not easy to say, remember, or look for. This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortunate because the OS looks nice.
I tried typing the name /e/ into my address bar, and literally could not get my browser to trigger a search. It kept assuming it was a path to a file!
Re: Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta
#63The name will be the largest barrier to entry. It is not easy to say, remember, or look for. This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortunate because the OS looks nice.
I tried typing the name /e/ into my address bar, and literally could not get my browser to trigger a search. It kept assuming it was a path to a file!
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#64The name will be the largest barrier to entry. It is not easy to say, remember, or look for. This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortunate because the OS looks nice.
Calling it "eOS" could be a viable name for lay people. Officially it can still be /e/.
Re: Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta
#65The name will be the largest barrier to entry. It is not easy to say, remember, or look for. This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortunate because the OS looks nice.
Calling it "eOS" could be a viable name for lay people. Officially it can still be /e/.
Re: Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta
#66The name will be the largest barrier to entry. It is not easy to say, remember, or look for. This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortunate because the OS looks nice.
I tried typing the name /e/ into my address bar, and literally could not get my browser to trigger a search. It kept assuming it was a path to a file!
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Re: Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta
#67The name will be the largest barrier to entry. It is not easy to say, remember, or look for. This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortunate because the OS looks nice.
Calling it "eOS" could be a viable name for lay people. Officially it can still be /e/.
eOS has trademark issues. Same reason that elementaryOS doesn't use it and actively discourages users from doing so. Though... users call it that anyways.
OP is right - they should really fix their name to address all these issues: (1) Search engine-ability. Zero people are going to be able to discover this. (2) Unique domain name. e.com/io/whatever is already taken (so is eos.com). (3) Not trademarked.
Re: Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
IIRC It was stylized IIe and //c
I thought the ASCII art version was ][e
The 2 and 2+ were ][
http://i2.wp.com/www.applerescueofdenver.com/wp-content/uplo...
and the 2e was //
https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/173244543923_/APPLE-...
Re: Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta
#69Forked from Lineage but it's unclear what problems are being solved that aren't already solved by Lineage.
Smartphones are heavily tied to services. I think their goal is to create services that respect privacy and integrate them with their fork of Lineage.
In other words, they're making the complete package and they plan to target average people.
Re: Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta
#70The name will be the largest barrier to entry. It is not easy to say, remember, or look for. This was dead before it even got off the ground, which is unfortunate because the OS looks nice.
He wrote that they will change the name when they release the first version by 2019