need a name for the server we build from the XFree86 ddx?

[Mike A. Harris]

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Kaleb S. KEITHLEY wrote:

>It should probably not be Xorg. (Too cheesy.)
>
>Maybe Xxof?
>
>XFree86 has always tried to discourage people from calling them XFree, 
>and given their intransigent behavior WRT the license, perhaps we might 
>call it Xfree? (That might be too much "in your face" though.)

I think using any name that resembles "XFree86" is best to avoid,
in order to avoid end user confusion between the two projects,
and minimize support problems for both projects and those who
ship the code.  We also should of course respect the XFree86
project's contributions over the years, and their trademark and
likenesses to it as well.

>Any other suggestions?

Jim suggested just calling the X server "X11".  We could also go
with the quaint "X", or "Xserver".  Seems rather nameless to me, 
and that they would also cause confusion.  We need to try to look 
at a name from the end user's perspective as well, and avoid 
confusing them in the already confusing X world.  By naming it 
"X11", there would be confusion as to wether the "X11 protocol" 
or the "X11 X server" was being refered to in some contexts.

I think a new name which is more creative, user friendly, 
pronounceable, not already a trademark, is as short as possible, 
and contains the letter X, preferably at the beginning of the 
name would be something better than the ones mentioned above.

Some suggestions:

(arbitrarly fabricated names, pronouncing the X as either "eks" 
 or "Z" depending on which sounds nicer in the word)

Xen
Xenome
Xandar
Xenorph
Xlin
Xeneric
Xone
Xoke
Xalian
Xddx
Xetera
Xtreme
Xdesktop
Xdesk
X2004
Xoo
Xunique
Xoom
Xaxaphrax   (zax-a-fracks - ok, I'm trying too hard now)
Xantastic
Xorgon
Xaphod      (beeblebrox anyone?
BeeblebroX
Xandersca	<grin>
Xrws		(in honor of X's origins)
Xodium
Xorg_Xserver
Xserver-freedesktop
Xserver-xorg


Feel free to comment on how good/bad those are.

What are other people's thoughts?


-- 
Mike A. Harris