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Old 11-09-2016, 05:46 PM   #16
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I'll take a step back and let it play out.

It's their choice, let them rename and rebrand as they see fit. As long as the system works for people using it, and it's properly maintained and supported, what does a name matter?
 
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I can understand the dropping of PC since they want to be on other platforms too. However, I have to wonder who they think will see "PC-BSD" and go "Oh, crud, I wanted to put this on my server but it has 'PC' in the name, it can't possibly work!".
As above, I wonder whether dropping the "BSD" is an attempt to try to market a new identity and hide the nature of the OS. I wonder whether this is done so that the direction and nature of the OS can be changed without worrying about trademarks rearing their head should it be subsequently sold? I certainly get the impression that's why Canonical dropped "Linux" -- just in case it it makes selling Ubuntu more difficult.
 
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While I do prefer FreeBSD to the TrueOS derivative I think that TrueOS has some value. Like Ubuntu in Linux TrueOS provides a user friendly introduction to the BSDs that mainstream PC users wouldn't ordinarily experience. A pointy-clicky UI is comforting to Windows, OS X users.
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