It is my pleasure to spread the word about the new name of Unity8 (UI running on the Ubuntu Phone and the Ubuntu Tablet) and its related projects: Lomiri (low-mee-ree).
Lomiri: New Name, Same Great Unity8
Lomiri is the operating environment for everywhere: phone, tablet, laptop, and desktop. It features a slick and easy-to-use interface based on the design of its predecessor, Canonical's Unity desktop environment.
Change is never Easy
I was honoured to witness the process of the long outstanding name change +/- in real time over the last couple of days / weeks. I was touched by the gentleness of the discussion and the weighing of pros and cons, this name and that name; also by the jokes being injected into the discussions.
Dalton Durst, release manager on the UBports [2] team, explains in depth [1] about the reasoning and necessities behind the name change. Please (esp. if you feel sad or irritated by the name change), read the official announcement and detailled explanation. If you need time to adjust, Dalton's explanations will help.
References
- [1] The original announcement blog post can be found here:
https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/lomiri-new-name-same-great-... - [2] https://ubports.com
light+love
Mike