It initially was that. Also the name wasn’t meant to stick around forever.
But, out of a sudden, between updates, not even the new website URLs ready?
I don’t follow Minetest development that closely anymore, but last time I checked there were no issues or pull requests on their GitHub, nor something official regarding a name change in the forums.
This feels like there are just a bunch of people haphazardly deciding there is a new name now.
Those in open source circles will see through places like GamingOnLinux, Lemmy, Reddit and the official IRC/Discord. Those that don’t find out probably are no where near the open source gaming community so it won’t really matter.
Literally just yesterday my wife learned of Minetest’s existence and said it was a terrible name
Just tell her that you told them your wife didn’t like the name so they changed it.
I’ve seen it a few times in passing and always assumed it was like, a tech demo or proof of concept.
It initially was that. Also the name wasn’t meant to stick around forever.
But, out of a sudden, between updates, not even the new website URLs ready?
I don’t follow Minetest development that closely anymore, but last time I checked there were no issues or pull requests on their GitHub, nor something official regarding a name change in the forums.
This feels like there are just a bunch of people haphazardly deciding there is a new name now.
It IS a terrible name. But it also is an over one decade old brand.
It will be hard to propagate the new name and have it as recognizable as “Minetest”.
Those in open source circles will see through places like GamingOnLinux, Lemmy, Reddit and the official IRC/Discord. Those that don’t find out probably are no where near the open source gaming community so it won’t really matter.
It made sense at the time…
the new name is equally terrible, at least in terms of pronunciation.
Lu-aunty