Moved Permanently

If not ion then it should be Linair, uLin, Minilin or Lin

Comment by Keaien — December 9, 2008 @ 3:42 pm

I like the word Tukano or Tucano (in english is Toucan), it a tropical bird from Amazonia with lively colors,which is good inspiration for creating logos.
Also the Tucanos or Tukanos are a group of amazonian tribes in which marriages are between members of different tribes and since they all have different languages each Tukano speaks a minimum of 3 languages and usually 5 or 6 of them.

Comment by raybanana — December 6, 2008 @ 6:40 pm

I like ION, simple direct and easy to connect with the product and logo.

I’d simply change it to something similar like Muon.

Heck I’d even be willing to prototype a few logo’s for you if you want.

Comment by wayne tedder — December 4, 2008 @ 1:32 am

Saami sounds about the right level of exotism. Noitarumpu is Finnish for the shamanic drum saami shamans use to go into trance. Runebom in Norwegian. Goavddis in N Saami.

Noid is the Saami name for the shaman.

Comment by Sushipumpum — December 2, 2008 @ 10:59 pm

EEEasy Linux

Comment by TheMayor87 — December 2, 2008 @ 5:02 am

Thanks for all your ideas! We’re very close to rebranding now!!
I’m reading all your comments. I like Duodji, Myon/Muon, Ncane, Glovebox/Glovebook and Lure :)
@Max Interesting.. Thanks for sharing your trademark knowledge. I’m not confident enough to go for Ion though
@Foomandoonian Wow, nice! Thinking about it

Comment by Jon Ramvi — November 27, 2008 @ 12:19 am

Well, then you could go for Eeeon, besides sounding like ion in some languages, also reminds of Aeon, which is cool.

Comment by Pepa — November 25, 2008 @ 3:31 pm

Another:

Threebuntu

or

Threeebuntu

Comment by Per — November 22, 2008 @ 1:38 am

how about replacing all of the u in ubuntu with e instead, ebente!!

Comment by dazhug — November 21, 2008 @ 9:52 am

How about nbuntu, like an up side down u, but stands for n*et. Easy to remember, shares similarities, why not?

Comment by Matt — November 19, 2008 @ 7:53 am

eeeBuny

Comment by filip — November 15, 2008 @ 10:34 pm

ebente
lol

Comment by wik — November 13, 2008 @ 10:36 pm

First I was thinking 3eos, but canon has eos covered. So how about e3os?

Comment by BAS — November 11, 2008 @ 6:44 pm

NUBS – Netbook – ubuntu – based – system

Comment by sQeeZy — November 10, 2008 @ 1:37 am

I’m still confused as to why it “needs” to be rebranded so heavily.
At heart I’m an Ubuntu user, and out of choice I would use Ubuntu over any other OS in pretty much any situation. If this distro cuts it’s association with Ubuntu (despite largely being the result of the work of those involved with the Ubuntu project as a whole), I’d be inclined to remove it from my system and replace it with something more honest.
At least the name “Ubuntu for eee” (or something similar, within Canonical’s requirements) gives credit to the many good people who worked long and hard to make Ubuntu the outstanding OS that it is.

Oh, and Ubuntu.NET?! Why not go the whole way and call it “Microsoft Ubuntu”, “McUbuntu” or “iUbuntu” and really see how many trademark laws we can violate…!

Comment by Rawlyn — November 7, 2008 @ 2:09 pm

It’s already been suggested by someone else but, “Reeemix” seems ideal to me.

Comment by Trewornan — November 7, 2008 @ 3:44 am

>why not call it I:ON

dsi
iphone

i is good character.
i think so =)

Comment by hoi — November 5, 2008 @ 11:41 am

ubunteee

nebuntu

netix

dvebuntu ( from dverg, norwegian dwarf)

ill think of some more

Comment by thex — November 4, 2008 @ 10:05 am

ubunteee
ubeeentu
eeebeeenteee ;-)

Comment by Christian — November 3, 2008 @ 11:11 pm

You could call it:

Nubuntu
Ubuntu.NET :)
NBook OS or NetOS
NBU (Netbook Ubuntu)
Ubuntu AE (AE = Asus EEE)
or
Nameless Ubuntu Distri. (NUD)

Just a few Ideas, you can think about…

Comment by yurishi — November 3, 2008 @ 11:12 am

please seriously consider my naming recommendation of Nomad. i think its reflect both the netbooks smallness and mobility and you can squeeze in some of your Norwegian heritage too. anyhoo. it would be nice if it was put on a list for consideration somehwere. but hey if no one likes it… thats cool too i guess.

Nomad ([NomadOS, Nomadix] since you move around alot with a netbook. the logo could be a penguin, bear or reindeer dressed as a Norwegian Sami).
or…

Duodji (Again that nomadic Norwegian Sami theme. also means usefulness, made for a purpose/function. [Duodjeee?])

Comment by chubbstar — November 3, 2008 @ 3:44 am

An unregistered trademark? You have to be kidding. That shouldn’t stop you.

Trademarks provide very limited protection, even if they’re registered. Essentially, they stop people impersonating you. “Ion” is a common word and would be in use by thousands of businesses and products throughout the world (which is why you can’t register it). NOBODY has exclusive rights to the word “ion,” nor can they stop you from using it in unrelated ways.

I don’t know who claimed otherwise, but you are completely entitled to issue a product named something like “Ion Linux,” so long as it could not be reasonably construed as impersonating another company/product or confusing customers.

Some people/organizations will claim ownership of anything. I had a similar experience:

http://www.maxbarry.com/2006/12/07/news.html

Comment by Max — November 3, 2008 @ 1:00 am

What about N3tBuntu?
Or simply N3t

Comment by Phoenix — November 2, 2008 @ 6:26 pm

follow the apple style.. eBuntu

Comment by -_- — November 2, 2008 @ 9:29 am

I looked through the comments, but couldn’t find the obvious (surely it’s been suggested):
“Eeebuntu”

Comment by Greg — October 31, 2008 @ 6:26 pm

1) Utnubu-e3
2) Tripoli (“triple e”, get it?)
3) Fourthe (fourth e)
4) eeeos
5) WhyWouldYouInstallAnythingElse OS

Ok, enough silliness. Thanks for putting together such a great take on Ubuntu for us eee-pc users.

Comment by Johann — October 31, 2008 @ 4:03 am

dont use eeeon or eee-on cos of this: http://www.eon.com/

i like ncane (-> ncaneee) cos its zulu like ubuntu.

Comment by eeenjektor — October 30, 2008 @ 5:07 pm

Hello! I suggest the name; Myon

It’s the name of a cetain particle (in swedish) that exists all around us, all the time. But each one of these exists for 2,2×10^-6 seconds (atleast longer than my battery time on my eeePC 900 since I installed friggin Ubuntu eee)

Comment by Mark — October 30, 2008 @ 2:51 am

Being an aussie we use a term “You beauty” or “you bute”.

How about Ubutee even suggests its ancestor.

Comment by John Green — October 29, 2008 @ 3:13 am

One suggestions: Photon Linux.

Comment by João Santos — October 28, 2008 @ 4:14 pm

This should have gone here…

http://www.dotomator.com/web20.html

Comment by me — October 28, 2008 @ 2:51 pm

Incidentally, I have an unused branding concept that I had developed for Linux Mint, that I could easily rework for whatever you end up with. It’s a very pretty fractal flame exploration of the Ubuntu ‘logo’: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sockrotation/tags/linuxmint/
Contact me if you’re interested :)

Comment by Foomandoonian — October 28, 2008 @ 12:03 am

As a suggestion, why not:
“Overeee”

Comment by Phil — October 27, 2008 @ 8:13 am

think again about “urban”…its really cool and creative

Comment by no1 — October 26, 2008 @ 7:14 pm

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.

Comment by CP — October 26, 2008 @ 4:56 pm

or “ncaneee”. :D

Comment by me again — October 25, 2008 @ 11:05 am

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)?

Comment by Mark Bowers — October 25, 2008 @ 10:21 am

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!

Comment by Mirage — October 25, 2008 @ 1:59 am

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

Comment by ppyo — October 24, 2008 @ 10:41 pm

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

Comment by Burt B. — October 24, 2008 @ 9:02 pm

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

Comment by Lou_NJ — October 24, 2008 @ 5:50 pm

How about EbEntE ?

Comment by Karsten — October 24, 2008 @ 2:24 pm

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.

Comment by Mike — October 24, 2008 @ 1:53 pm

What about NOS (Netbook OS)?

Comment by Jason — October 24, 2008 @ 12:40 pm

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.

Comment by Serola — October 24, 2008 @ 12:14 pm