On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 5:57 PM David Dernoncourt <m...@daviddernoncourt.com> wrote:
> >> Maybe that's how you intended it originally, but with the possible > exceptions of the devs who work on the depot named "fred" and maybe some > users who are really experts and die-hard on wording accuracy, what most > users call "Freenet" is that piece of software that you download from on > this page https://freenetproject.org/pages/download.html that begins with > "Download and install Freenet:" > > > > Firstly, you have no idea how most users of Fred feel about this > > change, so I hope you're not implying that they all agree with you. > > There is a lot of "argumentum ad populum" going on in this thread. > > People should speak for themselves. > > Where did I mention agreement to the change in what you quote? All I'm > saying is that the name "Freenet" is currently attached, in most people's > minds, to the particular software and not to "the mission". > There you go again, speaking on behalf of people you don't speak for. > I don't see how the naming in itself will be a game changer "for the next > generation". "The next generation" will adopt any product it deems as > "cool", even if it has a stupid name such as "TikTok" or "FTX". So as far > as they're concerned, the name doesn't even matter. So yeah, you could > rename as you say. You could also rename Locutus as Dicky-Doo-Dah. That's > not really where the problem lies. Just like Freenet (current) didn't fail > because of its name, Freenet (new) won't succeed thanks to of its name. > I'm not sure of your expertise, but I doubt it's in brand marketing. > However, what about the current generation? All 7.888 billion of them? You don't speak for them either. > Is it gently (or not so gently) being told to sod off? I'd like to know, > cause stopping a few servers here and there would mean fewer bills to pay. > If you think you can get your way by threatening to stop contributing then you don't know who you're talking to. Ian. -- Ian Clarke Founder, The Freenet Project Email: i...@freenet.org <i...@freenetproject.org>
