Re: [tdf-discuss] I like the name LibreOffice

Yes Povilas, "The only problem is with pronunciation." that is one  of
the two main problems.

The other is meaning - Ubuntu  managed to sell the meaning of their
name and it was in a way inspirational - and so in the end very
powerful.

Paul

On 14 October 2010 07:48, Povilas Kanapickas <povilaskan@gmail.com> wrote:
> IMHO 'Liberty Office' and 'Office Freedom' associates with liberation and
> similar things too much. A lot of people won't like that name. I think
> LibreOffice is just fine. The only problem is with pronunciation.
>
> Regards,
> Povilas
>
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Eric Jon Renaud <erenaud@collab.net> wrote:
>
> > I would suggest that LibreOffice would work fine for International English.
> >  I guarantee that more people who don't already understand both  and
> > 'gratis' will understand (or not) 'Libre' just as well as 'gratis'.
> >
> > Perhaps 'Liberty Office' or 'Office Freedom'. (I make no claim to these
> > names and don't know if they're previously copyrighted, copylefted or under
> > any sort of license)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:24 AM, "Paul A Norman" <paul.a.norman@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Thank you Stefan,
> > >
> > > I'm not hooked on any partiacular name just two main principlpes.
> > >
> > > 1) That the International English name be easy on the tongue for
> > > English speakers
> > > and with that, that thought be given to language group names in the same
> > way
> > > 2) The name mean something for the users (more than for the developers
> > > if necessary)
> > >
> > > Incorporating in the name principles of philosophy of development - -
> > > or project administration, will unfrotunately not be of apparent
> > > importance or help to potential general new users.
> > >
> > > Names that 'sell the product' or 'introduce the product' from a user's
> > > perspective would be very helpful in helping increase the uptake of
> > > the office suite amongst as yet unreached people.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 13 October 2010 21:57, Stefan Weigel <stefan.weigel@bildungskreis.org>
> > wrote:
> > > > Paul A Norman schrieb:
> > > >
> > > > > Romance Languages: LibreOffice
> > > > >
> > > > > International  English: FreeOffice
> > > >
> > > > Don´t use "free"! This would cause misunderstanding:
> > > >
> > > > FreeOffice --> free office --> gratis office
> > > >
> > > > The product is not (only / necessarily) free of charge ("freeware").
> > It´s
> > > > free in sense of liberty.
> > > >
> > > > Stefan
> > > >
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