We're looking for new name + logo ideas

[throwaway-d]

Come up with a new name for Libreddit. We have to do this, unfortunately, because of the probable Reddit API TOS violation. This is where I'd like community input. Admittedly, I'm biased toward "Ferrit" simply because I think the name is cute, which is partly why I think we should have the public decide on this, precisely because of my bias.

#599 (comment)

[spikecodes]

As discussed by Daniel, Libreddit's name may be in violation of Reddit's TOS as it technically uses "reddit" in the name. To future-proof this project against any alleged copyright infringement, we should come up with a new name (and thus, a new logo).

We're looking for suggestions so feel free to submit your ideas here!

[throwaway-d]

I also love Ferrit name.

[digitalheir]

I like Leddit too, as a contraction of the current name. Could be read as 'light client for reddit', phonetically close and humorous callback to 4chan snark.

[spikecodes]

The new name should be unique, so as to be distinguishable in search results from other sites and projects, but also short so it's easy to type and to tell others the name. This could be achieved by removing the e from a word ending in er, which is a common naming convention for tech products.

Some name ideas I had:

• Frontr
  • a double entendre for "front page of the internet" (reddit's slogan) and "private front-end to Reddit" (libreddit's slogan)
  • could possibly pronounced "frontier"
• Puffr
  • Private
    U
    Front-end
    For
    Reddit
  • We could use a puffer fish as the mascot, but with a more modern icon than OpenBSD's

[throwaway-d]

We could use a puffer fish as the mascot, but with a more modern icon than OpenBSD's

Maybe that would be too easy to be confused with OpenBSD. An alien pufferfish would be better.

[spikecodes]

I like the alien pufferfish idea!

[Daniel-Valentine]

I also thought of OpenBSD when I saw Puffr. That would be a great name for a product that complemented or which was derived from OpenBSD in some way, but since this isn't, I'm not enthusiastic about it.

[Daniel-Valentine]

I also gave the "-Cr" (where C is a constant) idea some thought and I think we should avoid it. It can look cute but it can also look like a misspelling.

[spikecodes]

Yeah, that makes sense.

[Daniel-Valentine]

We could always revisit Ferrit.

A couple of other ideas I've considered:

• Rettr (rejected: see my reasoning here)
• Russit (rejected: potential trademark clash with company providing services in a similar space)
• Rudder (a little silly but I kind of like it)
• Reviewer (rejected: too generic)
• Ruffit
• Librebacon
• Riti (from Maori rīti "to read")

Of these names, I personally prefer Ruffit.

[Daniel-Valentine]

It would be nice to be able to attach some meaning to Rudder but I can't think of any.

Rudder, Unambiguously, Draws Data, Expetidiously, from Reddit?

[domve]

I do think Ferrit would still be the most fitting if a name change were to occur.

Ruffit and Rudder seem too generic and ambigous in my opinion, compared to other names in the space like Teddit and Nitter, it's not entirely clear what the project is for. Searching Ruffit also apparently turns up with a dog carrier.

[Daniel-Valentine]

Thanks, everyone, for your input.

Based on the above, looks like Riti is probably the best of the options I've offered, if not the least offensive. What do we think?

[throwaway-d]

[throwaway-d]

Now just like what @binaryben did below, I think you should make concept arts for the logo name with icon using the names above. Then we can choose what’s the best.

[sigaloid]

Honestly I'm okay with any of these suggestions. I've been trying to come up with something better but have come up empty. Wish I had more to share :(

[binaryben]

I like Ferrit. Can subtly alter Snoo to look more like a ferret and use a different colour for a logo. That should be enough to fend off lawyers.

[throwaway-d]

Wow! Ferret mascot is a brilliant idea! I think we can have a rusty iron ferret?

[binaryben]

Not really sure what is meant by an iron ferret... here is what I had in mind though:

[throwaway-d]

That looks nice but still feel too similar to Reddit. Maybe we have to remove the antenna and change the font

[throwaway-d]

remove the antenna

Or make the ferret have 2 antennas?

[binaryben]

IANAL, but that should pass the, "close but not quite reddit" test from a legal perspective. Interestingly, the font isn't the same as used in the Reddit logo. It's a free (💪) font called Rocko FLF that is similar, but again slightly off in key ways - I feel a nice nod to this being a FOSS project.

I am not willing to change the font or remove the antenna myself as my goal was to show it is derived from Reddit but not affiliated or endorsed by Reddit. Happy to provide my Affinity Designer file (the artwork is licensed under CC 4.0 SA-BY as far as I am concerned for the moment) for others to alter though.

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EDIT

Got curious, went to look for the official word on their trademarks. This is clearly not a Snoo (Foo here has a nose and very different proportions). Does not use the wordmark or trademark colour. And there is no mention of the antenna itself being trademarked. Should be all clear 👍

[cameronj86]

Ferrit has my vote ✊🏾

[jobukkit]

"rproxy" is what I used as the subdomain, not an amazing name but you could use that too.

[Opening-Button-8988]

Libresnoo.

Not my best work but it's honest.

[sigaloid]

Snoo has the same trademark :(

[ixfd64]

I have a few ideas:

• tidd(e)r
• derrit
• libalien
• libspezsucks

[Opening-Button-8988]

Personally, and I know it's a bit trite, but I would like to see anything with lib or libre in the name. I know it's overused but hey, it might draw people away from shitty proprietary for-profit organizations like reddit and give more attention to FOSS, linux, and decentralization in general.

[Tokarak]

It's also more descriptive than any animal mascot.

[binaryben]

Interestingly, I am the opposite. It is so boring and overused. I also suspect it'll actually have the opposite effect with the majority seeing anything with "lib" in the name as being nerdy/geeky/too hard.

[MarcoBrandao]

My take on a new name is Libideias or Libthoughts. Maybe Libposts but the is a project at Github called Libpostal.

[MichalSvatos]

Ferrit is not bad.
What about teddir. And as an icon some kind of bear 🤔

EDIT:

(quick test, icon is a modified wolf from iconoir.com library)

[axeII]

Both sounds cool. 👍🏻

[throwaway-d]

That is too similar to Teddit. https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit

[dikiaap]

Libursa (libre+ursa)?

[jmcelroy01]

So an earlier idea I had was something like "freereddical" in an attempt to keep something like "lib" in the term, but those contribute to oxidative stress, it sounds awkward, and it's probably better to avoid a term with political connotations. So how about what counters free radicals? Drop the anti- part, and you get -

Oxiddet.

Unsure whether 2 or 1 d's in it looks better.

It has the perk of suggesting the simplified frontend is a breath of fresh air, and a search didn't turn up any usage of the term.

edit: oxydet? that's a product name, so one could add an i in to make it oxiydet.

[Cwpute]

Some suggestioms have been made in issue #822 , i'll miror some of mine and another one here just i case.

What about reddirect ? as suggested by @Opening-Button-8988
It keeps almost 90% of the original brand's name reddi- that associates it with reddit while being obvious about what it actually does, that is "redirecting" the data from reddit to an opentource front-end.

[Cwpute]

reddzat, as in "i read that yesterday"
sounds like a direct response to the original brand: read it, read that… it keeps the recognizable double D, part of the original name and its sens and tone.
Also: same number of syllables, same typed lenght, short and efficient, while staying on its own legs as it sounds different and looks different.

Might be the most efficient alternative name i think.

[Cwpute]

I thought maybe playing with the word "ditto" could give us interesting results…

I'd suggest ReDitto: it sounds and look like the original name, with a significant and recognizable -o in the end that make it sound different quite easily.
Although i see two cons: it has a double T instead of a double D, which can throw off some users, and the joke in its name is doubled, as the prefix re- and the word ditto essentialy mean the same thing: a recreation, a double, a second one.

Other ways to use "ditto" might include: dditto, Redito, rredditto, Riditto, etc…

[Cwpute]

Rabbit 🐰

[Cwpute]

Ribbit 🐸

[Tokarak]

Rabbid 🐶