Linux Mint Mag Official Name Discussion

[dequire]

One of the first things we need to do for the upcoming Linux Mint Online Mag is to decide on a name. We need this ASAP to help set up email accounts, domain names, etc. etc.

Throw some ideas out there and I will make a poll and go from there! Some off the top of my head:

Linux Mint Magazine (duh )
Linux Mint Monthly
Mint Tea
Mint-ed or Minted
Mint Online
The Mint Gazette
Slick Mint
Journal de Mint

Other ideas?

[DrHu]

Minty
Mint Experience
MintOS
Mintos
Mint Sea
Mint See
Mint Scene
Mint View
LOOK, Mint
Mint Time
NowMint

[dequire]

...
Mint Experience
...
Mint Scene
...

Thanks DrHu. I like those two a lot. Keep them coming!

[ell02]

Assorted Mints

[johonunu]

Minty Magazine

[richyrich]

The Mint Journal ( sorta sounds like Julep ? )
Linux Mint Journal
The Mint Press

Actually the Mint Mag sorta sounds good too !

[altair4]

Linux Mint Journal

I vote for this one. There's a certain gravitas to the name. Sort of like the old Dr. Dobb's Journal.

[monkeyboy]

Mint Powered
Power Mint
Mint Progress
Mystery Mint
Mint Monthly
Mint Horizons
Mint News
Mint Journal
Mint Digest
Mint Unlimited
Mint Craft
Mint Life
Mint Active
Mint Herald
Mint Reports
Mint Round-up
Mint World
Mint Worldwide
Mint Studio
Inside Mint
Mint Today
Mint Age
Mint Gazette
Mint Bulletin
Mint Review
Our Mint
Mint Family
Family Mint
Practical Mint
Mint Today
Mint Craft
Crafted Mint
Mint Age
Help I have no life Mint Magazine

[haruspexed]

personally best feeling was with "Mint Mag" without linux... mint will be a brand for linux mint ^^

also Mint Magazine sounds nice to me...

since 2006/2007 this idea of a mint magazine ghosing this forums but nothing ever happened ^^ please do it this time, thats much potential in it!

P.S.: There is a german free online magazine (opensource, using LATEX) writing monthly about news, hints, suggestions in Linux and OpenSource.
They are called "FreiesMagazin". Maybe you have a look at it, it is very professional --> PDF August 2009

[thx1138]

MinTea
or
Mintee

[richyrich]

This has to be taken into consideration . . . there is another company . Mint.com, a financial enterprise, which may or may not be concerned with the name.

May have to have something distinctly "Linux Mint" in the title ? Someone may want to email Husse or Clem about any naming concerns.

[hinto]

Mint Match

[Chris Hooper]

Well in my opinion, and this is only my opinion, so take it with a grain of salt or maybe some pepper, I think personally the name should be anything other than a play on words. Plays on words are great for comedies and stand up acts, but for a more serious approach to people of common intellect and interests seeking knowledge with queries about about a High Quality unsurpassable distribution in comparison to other distributions, a more sound or strong name that reflects the product is needed.
An up front name like the ones I've seen already posted, I believe are really good.
Such as:

Linux Mint Monthly
Linux Mint Magazine
The Mint Gazette
Linux Mint Journal

Things of that nature.
If an alternate approach is desired, then try and base the name around the actual meaning and what it stands for, of the product itself.
In this particular instance, a name based on a fresh, clean, elegant look.
Keywords such as "Freedom", "Clean", "Fresh", "Elegant", etc. to be used synonymously as part of the name.
Like I said, this just my opinion, so take it with a grain of salt.
Thank You for taking the time to read this message.

[Erdejo]

Okay, my 2 cents:

To follow up on the last post, what about: "Minty Fresh" referring to the fresh, clean desktop and theme that it starts off with.... Also since we aim to provide someting new each month....

Or, since we have a couple of different desktops/distros, like Gnome, KDE, XCFE, etc., I was thinking of: "Flavors of Mint". Again having to do with the differnet things in the mag each month....

Eric.

[dequire]

Okay, my 2 cents: To follow up on the last post, what about: "Minty Fresh" referring to the fresh, clean desktop and theme that it starts off with.... Also since we aim to provide someting new each month....

I like that idea. I also like it reversed as well or better: Fresh Mint. Clean, simple, elegant...

[beauvin]

i agree with dequire; Fresh Mint is perfect

[hernando]

MIG - the Mint Mag !
Meet Mint. Mag !

[hernando]

Well in my opinion, and this is only my opinion, so take it with a grain of salt or maybe some pepper, I think personally the name should be anything other than a play on words. Plays on words are great for comedies and stand up acts, but for a more serious approach to people of common intellect and interests seeking knowledge with queries about about a High Quality unsurpassable distribution in comparison to other distributions, a more sound or strong name that reflects the product is needed.
An up front name like the ones I've seen already posted, I believe are really good.
Such as:

Linux Mint Monthly
Linux Mint Magazine
The Mint Gazette
Linux Mint Journal

Chris is also right... at the opposite of what I just posted... but he's right.
But, ultimately the name depend on how Fresh the Mag is supposed to be.
Formal, pure technical contents ? or fresh, technical but aiming at the newcomers ?

[vrkalak]

Linux FRESH Mint

LinuxMintfresh

. . . . . . . . gives everyone a ChocolateMint

[ylon]

Mintazine.