On Saturday 29 of August 2026 04:40:22 Michele Calgaro via tde-users wrote:
It keeps the "Tri-" connection to Trinity, has only two syllables, and sounds more like a mascot name than a person's name. Interestingly, "trilo" is also a real Portuguese word for a trill or warbling sound, so at least in Portuguese it has a rather pleasant accidental meaning. :-)
And speaking of presenting TDE, I have been working on a TDE-focused LiveCD intended to showcase TDE as a complete, ready-to-use desktop environment.
The image is already working well, and I am currently using it for a longer period to make sure everything remains solid in day-to-day use. Once I am satisfied with that, I intend to present it to the project and ask whether it could be added to the LiveCDs listed on the TDE website.
As for the mascot, I think "Trilo" is definitely worth adding to the list. :-)
Hi everyone, here we go again with the name discussion :-) I think we have been through this exercise at least 2 other times and we went nowhere, because we are all different and we all have different preferences.
My 2 cents on the topic:
- avoid names already used for other things (like Trix, though it sounds
good) - we can't please everyone, especially considering we have a multicultural/multilanguage community - we don't need to have a "real" name. I don't know any real person named "Tux" or "Konqi"
When we discussed many years ago, I didn't like the name Tristian. It is still a bit "funny" to me, but it meets the requirement above and sounds unique, which is good for giving TDE its own identify, together with the new mascot and perhaps T-logo. If we just keep proposing different names, we will end up as we did in the past, still stuck on Konqi. So on my side, I am pretty much ok with the name Tristian. I would like things to move forward this time and I am pretty sure people will get used to the name in a very short time, as I did it.
Cheers Michele
Just like Michele says, we don't need the name to be real, maybe quite the opposite. It's clear that Tristan always reminds everyone of Isolde. As Trix turned out, it reminds us of a different character, or maybe completely different things, and this could be the case with any other "real" name.
That's why I liked Tristian from the very beginning, because it's unique. In Czech, we also have a similar name, Kristián, which has a touch of a noble name. That's why I liked that Tristian sounds similar, but is still different.
Besides, when I saw Sebastião's wallpaper, it immediately came to mind - that's our Tristian. Although several years have passed since Philipe's first proposal and he wasn't really remembered any more, when I saw the character, it immediately evoked his name. And I would say that this is exactly the effect that is desired. That's why I think Trisitian already has its name determined.
Cheers Slávek --