Rename Phoenix?

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What should we rename Phoenix?

Corazon
8
1%
Doppler
4
1%
Firebird
94
15%
Newt
21
3%
Px
27
4%
Px
27
4%
Mozquito
27
4%
Guerilla
11
2%
Spirit
6
1%
Zephyr
129
21%
Zephyr
129
21%
None of the Above
129
21%
 
Total votes: 612

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Rename Phoenix?

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Here is a bunch of likely candidates. Remember that any poll we do is not binding on the developers, who will pick the name they think best. This is really for us.

Also, there is a limit on the number of options, so I had to leave out about half of those I thought interesting.

NOTE--PX shows up twice because of something wrong with the editor (a pun, if you will). Just vote for the first instance.

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Last edited by ehume on November 29th, 2002, 7:20 pm, edited 12 times in total.
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Post by marc00s »

AFAIK there already is a browser called Athena. :(
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Firebird

Post by asa »

Firebird is good. That's one of the early names I think we tossed around. But you left off "none of the above" from the poll.

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Post by Apollo »

Perhaps someone should start another poll with completely different choices and then the winner from both(or more if necessary) will go into a final poll. Make sure each has a "none of the above" option.
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Thanks for the comments: Athena is off, and None Of These is on (before many votes accrued).
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Post by tve »

no one wants a browser called "Wyvern", so replace that with Px, Mozqito or Guerilla :D:D
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Post by Apollo »

Salamander is already taken, check page 2 of the original name thread...
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ehume wrote:Here is a bunch of likely candidates. Remember that any poll we do is not binding on the developers, who will pick the name they think best. This is really for us.

Also, there is a limit on the number of options, so I had to leave out about half of those I thought interesting.


How on earth is "Wyvern" a likely candidate?
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Post by priior »

or Palantir for that matter.. i woulda voted for mozquito if it was there :)
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priior wrote:or Palantir for that matter.. i woulda voted for mozquito if it was there :)


I would have voted for Raptor. :)
But I guess there are copyright issues with that name too.
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Post by Apollo »

Im going through page by page right now to create a second poll with different options than this one.

Should be done in an hour or so... ;)
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Post by priior »

lol apollo!

djst: i suggested Raptor!!! (liek on page 12 or soemthing.. :)

then i got quickly ridiculed for watching too much jurassic park eheheHehE
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Post by ehume »

Apollo wrote:Salamander is already taken, check page 2 of the original name thread...


Thanks. I forgot about that.

Replacing it. Also replacing Wyvern with Mozquito (Mozquito was on the first draft).

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Post by mesostinky »

I have to say most of those names are pretty bad. I don't think the average user would relate to any of them for web browsing. I do think Firebird is fine since its in the same vein as Phoenix, but the rest really don't seem like they even have a remote chance of being used.
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Post by Apollo »

Fudge...

I added Mozquito to my poll because this one didnt have it.

Also, why are there two Zephry options?
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