Unless there is a really good reason, don’t rename your project.
It only adds confusion, and users will get lost during the transition.
It also makes them hesitant to try the new one - “What if they do it again and i get left behind”.
Pihole isnt pi specific either, it still kept the name.
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This is my personal opinion, but you should add :
Unless there is a really good reason, don’t rename your project. It only adds confusion, and users will get lost during the transition. It also makes them hesitant to try the new one - “What if they do it again and i get left behind”.
Pihole isnt pi specific either, it still kept the name.
Why the name change though? Most projects put up a deprecation notice on the old one and a link to the new if they do this.
Hey, it’s in the original announcement post if you are interested: https://lemmy.world/post/14517755