[OpenIndiana-discuss] [illumos-Discuss] branding for illumos/openindiana

[Blake Irvin]

While in many ways I agree, I do find that 'Illumos' is hard for the uninitiated to 'hear right'.  It's a little awkward to pronounce.

I think it's best to throw up a collaborative document and after we collect a bunch of names take a poll.  That would help give an idea of what people are thinking.  It's up to the OI team to decide if they want to act on what we learn.

Blake


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On Jun 20, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Marion Hakanson <hakansom at ohsu.edu> wrote:

> What's wrong with just "illumos"?  If you need to distinguish, just use
> "illumos, the kernel" or "illumos, OS/Net" vs "illumos, the distribution".
> The original "OpenSolaris, the distribution" was based on "OpenSolaris,
> the kernel", and other distributions based on "Opensolaris, the kernel"
> did exist.
> 
> One can even get more specific about distros, e.g. "illumos desktop",
> "illumos server", or "illumos live usb", if needed.
> 
> Sure, OI-147 and OI-148 did not come from "illumos, the kernel", but it
> seems unlikely anyone is going to go back to a base of "OpenSolaris, the
> kernel" for OpenIndiana, once it's completed the shift to the illumos base.
> 
> Do we really need a different name for the "main" distribution?  I personally
> find it unnecessary, and it makes explaining to people what the heck OS I'm
> using a lot harder.  I have to give a whole family tree history instead of
> just saying, "Illumos is the open source fork of Solaris 11."
> 
> I also happen to think "illumos" is an excellent name.  Use it everywhere.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Marion
> 
> 
> 
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