We should instead have a moratorium here on HN against comments complaining about how projects are named. They distract us from useful discussions about the project itself.

Why didn't they name it Multicorn?

That name is also taken:

https://multicorn.org/

Disappointing that their logo is just a unicorn. :/

That would be a pretty good name. Has the added benefit of sounding like multicore. Other alternatives I can think of are cpucorn or even silicorn.

> silicorn

Trademark that, it's awesome

(I cannot resist making a They Might be Giants reference.)

There's precdent for "Omnicorn" [1]-- after all, "On its head is every manner of horn".

[1] http://tmbw.net/wiki/Lyrics:Omnicorn

Personally, I'm a fan of Polycorn

https://youtu.be/a9GoWGnFzGA?t=16

I understand that naming conflicts make things harder to search for, but I don't like the notion of a 'we' saying how things can be named. People should be free to name their projects how they see fit and whatever connects with them. A person would likely need to search for 'unicorn emulator' anyways and it comes right up.

Obviously you are free to name your project whatever you like, but I think it is important to avoid clichés. Part of fixing any problem is pointing out its existence. If I could actually dictate rules, I would start by barring music video directors from including any audio that is not in the single from their work.

> People should be free to name their projects

And free to comment on them, hopefully politely.

The "we" that is implied holds no power over what someone names something, so it doesn't really matter anyway.

Good news: pg_bot is not the king of the universe and this is just a suggestion in a post instead of an official decree.