On Friday 28 August 2026 19:40:22 Michele Calgaro via tde-users wrote:
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"
I agree: any *real* word or name will come with its cultural baggage, good or bad, And then there is the problem of a multicultural and multilingual community; what sounds good for one may not be so for another.
If we just create a new name out of parts, we can skip past that bit.
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.
Crazy idea here, just came to me: Why do we have to give our mascot a name at all? Just call the thing Trinity and be done with it.
Bill