New name for openSUSE as requested by SUSE

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Leapix
Tumblex
Tumblix
Morphix
Camouflagix
Rolling Linux
Rollyx
TumbleOS
Tumbleweed OS
Leap OS
SUSIX
Novellix
NovellOS
Novellinux
Sweetheart Linux
Sweet Linux
CuteOS
SQLinux
Mein Lieben OS
DoomOS!
Kaotix
Yet Another Linux Distro
Yet Another SUSE Tumble
CashOS

LinuxGreen
Susy Linux

Polkit Sucks
So does NetworkManager
KDE Plasma is buggy
GNOME is Simple

Linux Pint
Plethora
Momentum
Zulu Linux
Kilimanjaro
Big Linux

Idk

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@anon45179813 See Gertjan’s (user knurpht) comments about names with Linux in them. The project is not just about Linux distros as such.

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How about Gecko Linux or Lizard Linux?

We should defo keep to the lizard theme.

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Call it just RRM (retrieving repository metadata, due to zypper always being stuck at this for ages)

RRM:
SPEEDROLL (Tumbleweed)
leap (Slowroll, small leap)
LEAP (Leap, big leap)
Not_KDE (Aeon)
Not_GNOME (Kalpa, Aeoff)

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why not just

openS

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Zuee Linux! Aeon, Tumbleweed, Kalpa, etc…

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A reminder that what has being proposed is project rebranding, not product names.

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Or … openShh :shushing_face:

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more like OpenSSH LOL

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How about “Leaps”? … It is not obviously used as either a noun or a verb. “If I try really hard, maybe I can leap ahead”. “I finished the race a full leap ahead of Greggor.”

I am still struck by my first experience with suse … I logged into a fresh install and was told to “Have a lot of fun…”. However re branding, renaming goes … I just hope that the original spirit remains, because I have definitely had great fun over the years.

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After some reading of open discussion, I came to the conclusion that the best way to describe what openSUSE holders want would be one of the following new names. These suit their requirements the best.

Monex
Kohlex
Buckix
Quidix
Kapustex
Doughnex
Schotterix
Saladex
Smackeroonex
Spondulix
Aschelix
Hirnix

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It is hard to understand why some new users with seemingly lack of understanding, try to be disrespectful and defaming towards a company which did never anything bad towards openSUSE. Without SUSE there wouldn‘t have been openSUSE…

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Prism? The surveillance-conspiracy people would go nuts:

Scroll down at the eye to read.

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Some feedback on the list of names.

“torvaldix” - Having anything with “dix” in the name sounds terrible. Other distros would call OpenSuse users “dix” most likely. Stay away from anything with “dix”. I get the “ix” endings are Linux/ Unix related, but sounds too dorky those names IMO.

“kowalsky” - I first thought “WTF” then I remembered it’s a penguin from the Madagascar movies, so I get it now. But no.

“endgame” - OMG get me a sick bag. Awful…

“titbird” - FFS…

“salamandra” best from that list, best of a bad list.

Just go with something lizard related as that’s the history. My two cents.

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How about: geckOS?

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GeckoLinux already exists. …and is based on openSUSE.

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I was gonna call it openLinux Torvaldweed.

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Hello everyone.
Note: I am not a new openSUSE user, just new to this forum.

I just signed up to comment on this topic.

I have been reading through the mailing lists and news on this topic a bit.
It appears to me that this request is a decision from SUSE which should be respected. It is the company that sponsors openSUSE more than what is needed for their own benefit.
The only openSUSE distribution which is (economically) useful to SUSE is Tumbleweed as part of the development and testing for their enterprise distribution(s).

Nevertheless this company is sponsoring the entire project.

If they now make a (marketing?) decision to ask the community project to rename and recommend to change the governing of the project it is not more than fair to follow this requests.

Regarding the name issue: In my opinion the renaming should be done in a way that it matches with the most likely happening changes in governing the project.

Following some news items and the mailing lists it seems to me that most likely the Geeko foundation will become “the” foundation that will host the openSUSE project.

All three trustees are linked to openSUSE:
https://geekos.org/trustees/

Tey are even already using the “winner” logo of the openSUSE logo contest:
https://en.opensuse.org/Logocontest

This step would in my opinion also make sense for the project to be able to get sponsorship from outside SUSE.

Instead of complaining about SUSE’s request we should be thankful for their generousity and the community can indeed use this chance to become a bit more independent. Even though I think it would be great if SUSE will still be the main donor (which they most likely will be - they kind of need Tumbleweed)

This whole situation could be handled much worse by SUSE. Luckily they didn’t make any Red Hat style decisions.

So, taking into concideration that the Geeko foundation will likely host the openSUSE project it makes most sense to me that the project and the foundation have the same name. IMHO it’s the only way to make it obvious to donors that they are donating to the project.
But anyways it’s all a bit hypothetical for now. I just think before renaming the project one has to think about the possible future foundation as well. I think it would be confusing for donors if a foundation that hosts a project has a completely different name.
So, the reformation of the governing and the renaming are pretty interlinked from this point of view.

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That is a good read of the situation, and the spirit in which it was delivered to us via the mailinglist discussion and associated oSC 2024 talk that was also linked there.

I’ve already made my thoughts known about the “Geeko” name in the Project Rebrand thread…

I do like the Chameleon logo though.

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I think that Leap Linux would work, where’s the voting taking place?

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