European tech firms will ship the first stable release of Euro-Office next month, giving governments and businesses worldwide a ready-to-run, sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs.
That only works in English. It’s easier not to try and get clever with naming schemes when it needs to cover 12 different languages including one language that’s written right to left.
Also from an administration standpoint it’s a pain in the arse having a program with a clever name that you have to explain every time somebody tries to search for it in the company portal, and then can’t find it. I already have this issue with some software on our domain called Omny instead of Omni.
I’m disappointed it’s not “Euroffice”.
That only works in English. It’s easier not to try and get clever with naming schemes when it needs to cover 12 different languages including one language that’s written right to left.
Also from an administration standpoint it’s a pain in the arse having a program with a clever name that you have to explain every time somebody tries to search for it in the company portal, and then can’t find it. I already have this issue with some software on our domain called Omny instead of Omni.
Beuro works as a pun for English, French and German
Orafice. EuroOffice. Eurafice!
You’re a fish, Harry
Oracle?