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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I beg Foss devs to work on their branding. Forgejo? How's that even pronounced?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] fruitycoder 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

NGL I would not have assumed that

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've been doing so many German lessons, I just say what I see. But it's confirmed on the FAQ

Where does the name come from?

Forgejo (pronounced /forˈd͡ʒe.jo/) is inspired by forĝejo, the Esperanto word for forge.

[–] fruitycoder 3 points 5 months ago

Oh yeah I forgot about the Esperanto inspiration!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

i thought it's Forge (as in Forget) - Jo (as in Joe)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

This is an especially tragic case. IMO, Gitea has one of the best names in software.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I think it sounds cool 🤷

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They have a pronunciation guide in their FAQ on the website. There is no branding that would be obvious/intuitive to everyone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is def stuff that could be better though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is no better. Maybe they pick a name that's more intuitive for you, but it'd be less intuitive for someone else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Do you believe that there can be no such thing as good or bad branding? Do you think that design work has no value?