• 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
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      11 month ago

      It initially was that. Also the name wasn’t meant to stick around forever.

      But, out of a sudden, between updates, not even the new website URLs ready?

      I don’t follow Minetest development that closely anymore, but last time I checked there were no issues or pull requests on their GitHub, nor something official regarding a name change in the forums.

      This feels like there are just a bunch of people haphazardly deciding there is a new name now.

      • Norah - She/They
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        61 month ago

        Here’s a post from May in the Minetest Luanti forums discussing the name change: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?p=425205#p425205

        I’m not going to search further to find the original discussion, but another user in this thread mentions seeing talk of this about a year ago. I agree that it’s not very professional for the new website to be in a less than functional state, but it feels like excitement or decision fatigue may be the culprit, not a rushed process. Then again, it’s an open source video game, not everything has to be “professional” all the time. Meanwhile, enjoy this meme from luanti.org:

        • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
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          21 month ago

          I’m not going to search further to find the original discussion, but another user in this thread mentions seeing talk of this about a year ago.

          There were plenty of those threads and discussions happening during the past few years. This is a constant topic that came up in the forums and sometimes GitHub over and over again.

          • Norah - She/They
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            21 month ago

            Yes, and in the last twelve months those discussions clearly accelerated, and that post made it clear the lead/original dev had made their mind up. Which very much negates you saying this was rushed.