UPDATE: Re-branding Ubuntu Eee

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A couple of days ago I released a post where I announced that Ubuntu Eee will be re-branded as ION. While we were all very happy about this, some were not and said we couldn’t use the name because they have an unregistered trademark.

So sadly the naming discussion continues…

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89 thoughts on “UPDATE: Re-branding Ubuntu Eee”

  2. my preference is for
    Ubuntu eee remix, since that is more true to what it is. I love the great work that has been put into it and I’m a happy user, but the Ubuntu team also deserve acknowledgment in the name.

  4. Call it “eee-on”. Pronounced almost like ion and your well done. And sounds like its on a on eee:)

  5. I have just discovered Ubuntu Eee and I’m loving it already. Having seen this discussion, I think I’d chime in with my suggestion ;)

    My vote goes for “Charm”. It is a short and nice abstract name, and has all kinds of positive associations. As the name of a quark, it is connected with the “atom” theme. It also has some meanings on the mystical side, such as “spell” or “amulet”, which would make for a very cool and identifiable logo… something Ankh-like, for example. Or something resembling the Ubuntu logo to honor the connnection to the Ubuntu project.

  9. Thanks for all of your hard work on ubuntu-eee (“remix”). I finally bit the bullet and installed it on my internal SSD (EeePC 701 8G 1G).

    I think I would also opt for the “ubuntu-eee remix” name change. What about using the Ubuntu logo, but changing the color scheme to that of the Asus shades of gray & white (like on the splash screen)?

  10. Here are some more random naming ideas:

    Ubuntu ReeeBoot
    Netbuntu
    MiniBuntu
    Ubuntu Eee-Ram (for Ramvi!)
    Ubuntu Eeeasy
    Eeebox Lite

    No sure if everyone has already shot down similar names, but I thought I would chime in with my two cents.

    Thanks for the great work on this custom Ubuntu distro for the Eee – I’m excited to see what you are able to accomplish with the Ibex disto which will be released in a few days.

  11. If you’re feeling particularly bitter, try “SnUbuntu”, as in a contraction of Snub Ubuntu (or “snubbed by Ubuntu”). See: http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/SNUB)

    Or less angry and more to the point, sUbuntu, as in _small_ Ubuntu.

    At any rate, nice work, Kudos, and good luck with the name!

  12. (Ubuntu: Its name comes from the Zulu word “ubuntu”, loosely translated as “humanity”)

    so i googled for a zulu dictionary and searched for a couple words:

    ncane adj. [ˈn͡ǀa:ne] = small
    lula [rel.] = easy
    funda = learn
    sebenza = work
    dlala = play
    ikhompyutha = computer

    JUST AS AN INSPIRATION!

    for more words go here: http://isizulu.net/

  13. I like Maya (as in the mesoamerican civilization). Sounds cool.
    Thanks Jon for an awesome distro!

  14. I would prefer to drop “eee” from the distro name completely, because of the expanding into other areas other than the Eee PC. And you don’t want the distro named light or slim because when using it, you can’t tell it’s a light distro. So how about naming it after something that is small, but can hold a lot of stuff: Glovebox. Glovebox Linux. This idea came to me because I am an amateur filmmaker who keeps my Eee PC in my glovebox in case I run into a potential client at a bar, club, the park, StarBucks or where ever so I can show examples of my work and take notes of what they might be interested in and/or enter their contact information into my machine for follow up. This name also coincides well with the EeeBox name. But most importantly I think it describes Ubuntu Eee perfectly and the name doesn’t exclude the OS from any hardware it may run on in the future. PLEASE consider my request… or I’m switching to Puppy Linux (pupeee). lol. At least it fits my nickname (Scooby). lol. j/k. I love Ubuntu Eee. Glovebox is the perfect name for it.

  15. Jon,

    I was shocked and dismayed after I read the e-mail from Canonical.

    Why don’t they make you a full-blown sponsored project, and hire you with a living wage!!!

    I Love the circle of friends eee logo, and your world class home page: http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/

    THIS, my dear friend; is what prompted me to make a SUBSTANTIAL DONATION — WITHOUT, MIND YOU — WITHOUT EVEN INSTALLING THE SYSTEM AND TEST DRIVING IT !!!

    Canonical would be remiss, derelict in their duties and utterly foolish TO FAIL to beat down your door — Contractually offer you Substantial Compensation, Legalize, Legitimize and Officially Promote your movement.

    Why?

    Because of your clear and concise mission statement, your innate understanding of widening your scope — with precision I might add — and the common-sense entrepreneurial acumen which you Prove by watching your own trends.

    Also, The Honesty and TRUE Transparency of your financials.

    Gee, how many Eee PCs are paid for and operating right now??!!!

    Um, I don’t have those numbers in front of me at the moment; but it doesn’t take an MBA to see the industry running at breakneck speed to offer a similar product. Almost everyone has a very special place in their heart for the group, company, product and/or movement that took the risk, successfully created a new market, and fulfilled a dire and desperate need.

    Enough said.

    Please feel free to post, forward or send this communique anywhere or to anyone within or without ‘the company’, the community and/or ‘the movement’ as you see fit — as it serves as my introduction to the above said parties.

    Up until this point, I have been a silent observer.

    However, I cannot in clear conscience, sit back and let anyone or anything take the wind out of the sails of ubuntu-eee.

    Onward To Perfection !!!

    Oh! blame not the bard

    Sincerely,

    Burt A. Bialozynski
    End User

  17. how about.. an OS using Ubuntu for EEE users that used to be called Ubuntu EEE but can’t anymore?

  21. Why not just leave it as Ubuntu Eee? It’s an Ubuntu distribution that’s specifically flavoured for the EeePC series of notebooks and desktops. It’s simple, gets the point across, gives credit where it’s due, and all people I know with EeePC’s are running it already.

  25. This has always puzzled me. How someone can get trademark for basic words that has common meaning in several languages? Soon there are no more words to call things by names.