Hi,
hometue wrote:
Hi guys. I just wanna ask all of you, how did you guys name your OS? I too have a name for mine, until I realized it was already used (I don't even know who else wanna name their OS CookieOS
, I did that for pure fun). So now I am stuck racking my brain
for another original name, so I am curious, how did you guys come out with your own?
I haven't given my OS a name. At the moment I've only got a temporary "project name" (BCOS); and if/when the OS is ready for actual use then I'll try to find a proper name for it.
The reason is that finding a name is complicated:
- you have to find something that will sound good when it's released (in multiple languages). You don't want to call it something like ANWS (Advanced Numeric Working System) and then find out later on that "anws" means anus in Welsh. You also don't want something that sounds good now that will sound bad when its released (for example, I like having a golden gaytime).
- you have to find something that isn't used by anything else when its released. You can call it "foo OS" today, but someone else might decide to release an OS called "foo OS" next year and you'll be forced to change the name because you won't be able to prove that it's become a recognised brand name for your OS (until after its released and it does become a recognised brand name for your OS).
- when you do decide on an official name, you should register the DNS name. Sadly, there are jerks who will register DNS names that they think other people are likely to want in future, in the hope of making profit by selling the DNS name later. You should probably also consider registering it as a trademark for the same reason.
Basically, you could just slap the letters "OS" onto the first part of your name and use that as a temporary place-holder without caring too much, and you shouldn't worry about giving it an actual/official name until much later on.
Cheers,
Brendan