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davnicwiltoday at 6:47 AM2 repliesview on HN

It's an opinion, and you feeling no particular way about it is equally valid.

But I did justify and maybe to reword slightly, surely if one of the main drivers is opening up research, the brand name should be something that's less obscure and more accessible / understandable as to what it is on first sight?

Maybe arXiv evoking the word 'archive' with an ancient Greek twist does that for some, but it's clearly a bit cryptic for many, and if the point is to open up probably the brand should just be something much plainer.


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aragilartoday at 7:25 AM

No, it's to be a pre-print server. If someone doesn't know what that means, then they shouldn't be using arXiv.

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Cordialitoday at 10:33 AM

I've never even connected the 'X' to the Greek letter chi. I just kinda accepted it as one of many groovy web 2.0 misspellings in search of a domain and trademark.

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