What does “OS” mean in “Maybe: The OS for your personal finances”?

[alexislefebvre]

OS is often used as an acronym for “Operating System”, but Maybe is not one since it's an Rails app.

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Proposal: explain in README what is an “OS” in the context of this project.

[noonfyi]

That is broadly answered here: https://github.com/maybe-finance/maybe/wiki/vision

[robzolkos]

It is used metaphorically to suggest that Maybe is the central system for managing financial tasks and data, much like how an operating system is essential for running a computer.

[alexislefebvre]

IMHO, visitors should be able to understand the goal of any project by reading the first lines of the README. Explaining it in another document and using a metaphor can be confusing.

It is used metaphorically to suggest that Maybe is the central system for managing financial tasks and data, much like how an operating system is essential for running a computer.

What about replacing “OS” with “central system”?

[Shpigford]

Thanks for the feedback! Invariably things like taglines will change over time. We've got massive low-hanging fruit to tackle for now that has a bit higher priority, but certainly something for us to keep in mind!

[DanaMont]

As for me OS is operating system !