Leaflet@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 hours agoIntroducing Our New Name | Minetest rebrands to Luantiblog.minetest.netexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down14cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mllinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux_gaming@lemmy.mlopensourcegames@lemmy.mlminetest@lemmy.mlopen_source_gaming@lemm.eejeuxvideo@jlai.lu
arrow-up1306arrow-down1external-linkIntroducing Our New Name | Minetest rebrands to Luantiblog.minetest.netLeaflet@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square65fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mllinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux_gaming@lemmy.mlopensourcegames@lemmy.mlminetest@lemmy.mlopen_source_gaming@lemm.eejeuxvideo@jlai.lu
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·12 hours agoLiterally just yesterday my wife learned of Minetest’s existence and said it was a terrible name
minus-squareouch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 minutes agoJust tell her that you told them your wife didn’t like the name so they changed it.
minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoIt IS a terrible name. But it also is an over one decade old brand. It will be hard to propagate the new name and have it as recognizable as “Minetest”.
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 hours ago“good news honey, they heard your complaint and renamed it”
minus-squareZikeji@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 hours agoI’ve seen it a few times in passing and always assumed it was like, a tech demo or proof of concept.
minus-squarecordlesslamp@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·5 hours agothe new name is equally terrible, at least in terms of pronunciation.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoIt made sense at the time…
Literally just yesterday my wife learned of Minetest’s existence and said it was a terrible name
Just tell her that you told them your wife didn’t like the name so they changed it.
It IS a terrible name. But it also is an over one decade old brand.
It will be hard to propagate the new name and have it as recognizable as “Minetest”.
“good news honey, they heard your complaint and renamed it”
I’ve seen it a few times in passing and always assumed it was like, a tech demo or proof of concept.
the new name is equally terrible, at least in terms of pronunciation.
Lu-aunty
It made sense at the time…