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HomeHomeOur CommunityOur CommunityGeneral Discuss...General Discuss...The DotNetNuke name - good or bad?The DotNetNuke name - good or bad?
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5/16/2009 11:17 AM
 

hahaha .... ok I see there is a problem here BUT only in the native english speaking world where you know about the term "Nuke them" ... In Sweden were I operate there is absolutely no problem with the name dotnetnuke .... everybody interpreter dotnet first as something from microsoft and when you tell them it is for free they love it .... so I don't agree with rebranding the name BUt you guys working in US (where the term Nuke them has been used most ....strange I don't know why?)..... just start using DNN on a large scale and the problem is gone ....

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5/25/2009 5:05 PM
 

Well, as several posters have suggested you can re-brand DotNetNuke by calling it DNN.  I guess I wonder why that should be necessary.  If it were called DotNetCMS I would feel no similar need.  Most the people seem to be saying that there is no need to rename DotNetNuke, just call it DNN.  Isn't that a cirular argument?

I realize that changing the name of the product now would be a huge undertaking but the goal, if I understand, is to gain far wider acceptance of this product - especially in the corporate world.  I solidly believe that the name "DotNetNuke" will stand as an unnecessary impediment to DNN's gaining traction in the real world.

 
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5/25/2009 6:21 PM
 

 if European wouldn't have lost control over their colonies in the new world an few hundred years ago, we would for sure not have to deal with this problem today at all. Unfortunately, there is no use to complain about it nowadays....


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Sebastian Leupold

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5/25/2009 6:44 PM
 

Alex Shirley wrote
 

I had similar experiences with my ex boss - He simply would not look at it because of the name.... which was a joke. He even got angry about it when I mentioned it. I mean REALLY angry. I don't want any DotNetNuke in my "organisation" etc.

I ended up just calling it DNN rather than DotNetNuke.... or just make up your own name... we even ended up having a couple of DNN websites under his nose after our "re-branding".

I now notice my ex-boss uses a thing called "Twitter" - the first four letters are pretty appropriate for him I suggest.

That’s hilarious – LOL  



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5/26/2009 1:21 PM
 

If you can't favorably explain DotNetNuke in under 30 seconds to a client you shouldn't be using it.  Get comfortable with it or find something else.  In my case, clients hire me and I provide what's required for their needs.  If they have specific requirements that don't match me, such as not wanting to use DNN, then I suggest they choose a developer more suited to their requirement.  Every job I turn down is that much more time to do the jobs for the clients that really want me.

That said, I couldn't always do this.  I have had to beg for work and do anything to get it, I'm just happy that this is rarely the case anymore.

Jeff

 
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