Introducing Our New Name
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After more than a year of public and internal discussions, we're ready to announce our new name!
  • hperrin@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Oh thank god. Minetest was the worst name, and the game is actually pretty cool. It definitely deserves a cool name, and Luanti sounds cool.

  • qaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I don’t really like the new name yet, but it’s a lot better than Minetest so I really can’t complain.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I actually like the new name. It seems like when a community project renames it always is something even worse than the original name. This is a great name that doesn’t sound silly to say out loud.

    • DreitonLullaby@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      It just looks like “Loo wan tee” to me.

      Edit: Actually, just read the article, and considering the name Luanti is a mix between the Finnish word “creation” and the LUA programming language; and I’m preeetty sure LUA is pronounced “loo-wah” or “lew-ah”, I think the Luanti pronunciation is more likely to be “loo-wun-tee”.

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      0·
      5 months ago

      No, it is something that has been discussed for quite some time. No one could decide on a good name until now

        • electricprism@lemmy.ml
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          5 months ago

          Since Minecraft blew up with 12 year olds using potatoe hardware I think the criteria required would be:

          1. 12 year old thinks name is great and can spell it

          2. it can run on a potatoe

          Who wants to volunteer to collect this data