On: Jitsi Meet: An open source alternative to Zoom

[dandigangi]

+1 this is an awful name if you want to get anyone serious on board. Seems super scammy.

[ripley12 → dandigangi]

I don't get a malware/scam vibe from the name, but I'm probably missing something. What makes you think that?

[NikolaNovak → ripley12]

It's a feeling, so not easily rationalizable... I wonder if it has anything to do with being "Gypped" (), but for me even outside of that connotation, the word evokes negative feeling.

() Interestingly, I too have for the first time looked up the etymology and feel uncomfortable; I think because I've only ever heard it before, and assumed it was spelled differently like "Jipped" or something https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/30/242429836...

[systemvoltage → ripley12]

I also think it’s a horrible name, reminds me of “Tootsie” and an equally ugly logo to match.

These things are subjective but if enough people hate it, perhaps it’s important to look into it.

[ummonk → systemvoltage]

I normally complain about terrible open source branding but didn't have a negative reaction to this branding when I saw this post.

Goes to show how important it is to do user research on a broad swath of the population to make sure you have branding that isn't off-putting to a significant subset of people.

[systemvoltage → ummonk]

Definitely. There is also universal agreement in good branding vs bad branding. I’ve been browsing the top branding blog for over 12 years now: https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/

Still subjective but let’s compare Jitsi brand with something from https://www.cghnyc.com/

There is certainly a huge difference even though it’s not a quantitative measure.

Jitsi brand just sucks so bad. :(

[distances → systemvoltage]

I think there's some irony in complaining about "Jitsi" and proving a link to "cghnyc".

[blunte → dandigangi]

Again, like the "jimbob" guy above who was objecting to the name Jitsi, I find "dandigangi" to be rather odd and unsettling.

If we're going to make names be the cover of the book, then we must all realize that almost any name will be uncomfortable to some audiences.

[jerrysievert → dandigangi]

compared to a name that invokes the church of the subgenius, or its competitor that invokes the alternative: discordianism?

jitsi seems quite tame compared to both of those.