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    "UbuntuTouch" name

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        marlboro50 @Josele13
        last edited by marlboro50

        So true @Josele13. And Ubuntu Touch has already established a name for itself.

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          elastic
          last edited by elastic

          I don't care about names in general as people got used to everything in the past no matter how silly, how boring or how geeky...

          But if a new name is in question... follow the UBports CD (like with the new telegram app) and rebrand it with something like UBtouch or UBphone or UBone (two, three,... X )

          This could be the start of a whole bunch of products like apps, os,... under the UB.. label

          Get rid of Ubuntu, start something new..

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            A Former User
            last edited by

            This is the name I think of temporarily.
            Unity Touch
            Meaning is unity8 in touch

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              dobey @tigerpro
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              @tigerpro said in "UbuntuTouch" name:

              I have actually been thinking about this alot in recent days, I talked a friend d I to trying it, the name however puts him off because he is strictly a Windows and Android person, Im thinking "Ultimate Touch" could be a good name, as UT IMO is miles better than Android and iOS, however most of the people I've talked to have told me they're not interested in trying Linux, until I tell them that Android is for all purposes of the argument a Linux distro, albeit a very poorly designed Linux distro, but a Linux distro just the same. So what are your guys' thoughts?

              Rather, Android is a very well designed Linux distro, precisely because the users don't even realize they're using Linux. Maybe you should also educate your friend about all the other devices they have which are most likely also running Linux (TV, thermostat, alarm system, fridge, car, etc…).

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                dobey @mymike
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                @mymike said in "UbuntuTouch" name:

                @3arn0wl no please, I hate names that ends with OS :pouting_face: :face_with_tears_of_joy: , their awful, the name should say it's an operating system imo. Names don't do it for other products/softwares, why should the do it for OSes?

                That's just not true. Have you never heard of AutoCAD? PHOTOshop? Painter? macOS?

                Names are just that, names, and often it is good to make it more unique by adding what specifically it is as such.

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                • Pulsar33P Offline
                  Pulsar33
                  last edited by

                  Well, UTOS ?

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                    trainailleur @Guest
                    last edited by trainailleur

                    @Louies said in "UbuntuTouch" name:

                    This is the name I think of temporarily.
                    Unity Touch
                    Meaning is unity8 in touch

                    I see no reason to change the current name - since it is Ubuntu Touch, but if Canonical ever did request a name change, Unity Touch or Unity Mobile seem like good choices to me. Neither describes the OS under the GUI though, unlike the existing name.

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                      dobey
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                      There are already enough things named Unity. The name "Unity" is a bigger problem here than Ubuntu, I'd say.

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                        trainailleur @dobey
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                        @dobey said in "UbuntuTouch" name:

                        There are already enough things named Unity. The name "Unity" is a bigger problem here than Ubuntu, I'd say.

                        Probably. Let us hope there is no need to change it.

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                          kugiigi
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                          Noli me tangere OS 😄

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                            PhoenixLandPirat @Lakotaubp
                            last edited by PhoenixLandPirat

                            @Lakotaubp said in "UbuntuTouch" name:

                            @tigerpro I'm afraid calling it “Ultimate Touch” might attract the wrong sort of attention : )

                            Super Smash Bros Ultimate Touch.

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                              marlboro50 @lduboeuf
                              last edited by marlboro50

                              @lduboeuf said in "UbuntuTouch" name:

                              I remember a talk on AppDev channel about UbuntuTouch naming issue, can someone please explain me how it goes ?
                              If so are there any new name choosen ?

                              Google results for Ubuntu Touch:
                              About 49.900.000 results (0,55 seconds)
                              Why would you want to change the name?

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                                mymike @dobey
                                last edited by

                                @dobey well yeah, you're right, but I don't like those names either.
                                A good acronym could be way better: GIMP is a great example (GNU Image Manipulator Program, for those who don't know)

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                                  dobey @mymike
                                  last edited by

                                  @mymike or not so great acronym as the case may be. acronyms are usually a bad way to name something.

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                                    flohack
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                                    I am just saying that there will be no naming discussion in the near future. There are no plans to change the name, as our marketing guys decided.

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                                      halucigenia
                                      last edited by

                                      How about

                                      UTNOS

                                      Ubuntu Touch is Not a Ubuntu Operating System 😉

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                                        Pulsar33 @halucigenia
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                                        @halucigenia I've proposed (and I prefer) UTOS, more easy to say
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                                          UniSuperBox @flohack
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                                          @Flohack said in "UbuntuTouch" name:

                                          There are no plans to change the name

                                          There is no need for more discussion on this topic at this time. I'll lock the thread to reduce noise.

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