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alexd181 (User)
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[done] why the name lime survey? 8 Months, 1 Week ago Karma: 0  
I've been curious about this, why did the software change name from phpsurveyer to lime survey? why lime?
 
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Last Edit: 2008/03/19 14:43 By Mazi.
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Re:why the name lime survey? 8 Months, 1 Week ago Karma: 31  
 
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Re:why the name lime survey? 8 Months, 1 Week ago Karma: 0  
Intersting, but it still doesn't explain why not AppleSurvey or GrapeSurvey : ) . Lime is pretty kool though, it's my favorite color.
 
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Re:why the name lime survey? 8 Months ago Karma: 1  
What about... because it's sharp, but not a lemon? (And CranberrySurvey doesn't trip of the tongue so easily!)
 
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Re:why the name lime survey? 8 Months ago Karma: 39  
Hi!
Actually this is a funny story. I am not an English native speaker and I wanted to have a name that is easy to remember and sounded tasty/refreshing without being too much food.

Additionally the name had to be free from any trademarks.

So I really looked back and forth and thought I had found the greatest name:

LemonSurvey

(or so i thought).
I wasn't exactly sure about this and in the general talk on our IRC channel I mentioned that I wanted to rename PHPSurveyor to LemonSurvey.
This time a native English speaker messaged me and told me that LemonSurvey isn't such a great idea as a "Lemon Car" is a car with constant failures. (In Germany we call this a 'Monday Car' as the tale is that such a car was built on a Monday in the factory where the workers did alot of partying on the weekend and then went back to work and so such a car they are building is far from perfect).

In desperate search for a name and with a Caipirinha sitting in front of me (ok that part is made up) and a little research I eventually decided on LimeSurvey. .
 
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