lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoNixOS forkedaux.computerexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: nix@programming.dev
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkNixOS forkedaux.computerlemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square74fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: nix@programming.dev
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoSame. Short it nice, but it has to be unique and memorable too. Aux is an already existing word. Things that don’t exist yet Lunix - sounds like linux and nix just with i and u swapped Originix - very close to https://orignix.com/ but not the same Nunix - New Nix Froxin - Jumble of fork + nix Apenix - Apex of nix Nirofs - Nix Is a Read Only FileSystem Suprisingly already exist Nuxor - Lindt Nuxor is a chocolate Aunix - auxiliary nix - https://www.aunixinternational.com/ already exists though XiniX - a mirror of nix (xinix.nl exists though) Lixin - shit this also exists as a brand Fornix - fork + nix - is part of our brain nixzen - spanish company zenix - Zenith of nix - another spanish company? Apaux - Apex of auxiliary nix - surprisingly is a band Araknix - some toy naaix - sounds like nice - is a damn boat company Probably some LLM could come up with something too given a good prompt. Anti Commercial-AI license
minus-squareShareni@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoI vote for nunix, it’s the only one I’d remember easily. Fornix sounds surprisingly sexual.
minus-squarekureta@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months ago Apenix And this sounds like nix for apes 🐵
minus-squarejeffhykin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoI read it as “a pin nix” like appendix with a lisp
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoWe are just evolved apes with smartphones Anti Commercial-AI license
minus-squareKubeRootlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoConsidering the word fornication, I’m not surprised fornix sounds sexual
minus-squarejeffhykin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoAgreed, I made a thread for it. You’ve got some good names! https://forum.aux.computer/t/aux-name-enhancement/179
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoThanks for sharing them. Looking at the thread and the author’s responses, it doesn’t seem like he’s open to changing the name. Not sure if that’s off to a good start, but we’ll see… Anti Commercial-AI license
minus-squarejeffhykin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 months agoHe got convinced, its now Auxolotl! https://github.com/auxolotl/ Theres going to be an official reevaluation once the governance has finished bootstrapping.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoThat’s definitely better! 👍 Anti Commercial-AI license
minus-squarexan1242@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 months agoAFAIK LUnix exists as the “little Unix” project aiming to run on the Commodore 6502 computers. There’s even a video where someone got it to run on a Famicom.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoSounds like a human or pet name. Would be a good name a mascot, maybe 🤔 How did you come up with Stevie as a project name? Anti Commercial-AI license
minus-squareElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks - one of the world’s most celebrated female singers, famously part of Fleetwood Mac in the 70s. Thought it was a funny pun.
Same. Short it nice, but it has to be unique and memorable too. Aux is an already existing word.
Things that don’t exist yet
Suprisingly already exist
Probably some LLM could come up with something too given a good prompt.
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I vote for nunix, it’s the only one I’d remember easily.
Fornix sounds surprisingly sexual.
And this sounds like nix for apes 🐵
I read it as “a pin nix” like appendix with a lisp
We are just evolved apes with smartphones
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Considering the word fornication, I’m not surprised fornix sounds sexual
Agreed, I made a thread for it. You’ve got some good names!
https://forum.aux.computer/t/aux-name-enhancement/179
Thanks for sharing them. Looking at the thread and the author’s responses, it doesn’t seem like he’s open to changing the name. Not sure if that’s off to a good start, but we’ll see…
Anti Commercial-AI license
He got convinced, its now Auxolotl!
https://github.com/auxolotl/
Theres going to be an official reevaluation once the governance has finished bootstrapping.
That’s definitely better! 👍
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AFAIK LUnix exists as the “little Unix” project aiming to run on the Commodore 6502 computers.
There’s even a video where someone got it to run on a Famicom.
What about Stevie?
Sounds like a human or pet name. Would be a good name a mascot, maybe 🤔
How did you come up with Stevie as a project name?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks - one of the world’s most celebrated female singers, famously part of Fleetwood Mac in the 70s. Thought it was a funny pun.