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What do we call ClickOnce?

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Right now, ClickOnce is a code name. We need a real name. What should it be?

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  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    As long as it's less confusing as '.NET' you'll be on to a winner...Something which reenforces the security aspects of this method would certainly be useful...
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    Having Java WebStart already taken, let's try:

    NetStart - WebStart
    NetClick - WebClick
    NetLoad - WebLoad
    NetRun - WebRun
    NetApp - WebApp
    NetLink - WebLink
    NetLaunch - WebLaunch
    NetGo - WebGo

    donations welcome ;-)
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    I think "ClickOnce" captures the essence of the feature pretty well - a simple, secure app deployment. Why change it? I've seen to many Microsoft feature names like "Microsoft Windows Application Deployment Framework (MSWADF)" in my day.

    I know a name like "ClickOnce" sounds more like something from Apple's branding conventions - but I think that's one thing Apple gets right. Their product/feature names are clear, exciting, and easy to remember. I'm tempted to say the same thing about Avalon, Indigo, and WinFS.
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    xcopy.net
    or smart.net (it is going to be used mostly for smart clients)
    smartDeploy
    smartInstall

    be carefull
    http://www.smartash.com/
    is already registered !
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    Click To Run
    Click and Run
    Click and Go
    Better Setup
    Click and Ready
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    My vote is to keep it ClickOnce
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    I think it should called One Step Install
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    I think it should called One Step Install
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    How about tarconfiguremakemakeinstall.net?

  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    So far, I'm liking "tarconfiguremakeinstall .NET" :-)
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    ClickTwice

    After all... you'll need to click on a link of some kind of installing from the web, then after that some sort of “What do you want to do with this file?” prompt... Open.
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    I believe that there is enough thoughts behind ClickOnce. So do not change it. But if there is really need to change that then...
    Something I feel might be good alternative is:
    Start.NET
    Launch.NET
    Smartstart (YES)
    Nonstop
    SmartClick (YES)
    ClickSet (YES)
    ClickFit (YES)
    Clicklet (WHY NOT)
    EveryClick.NET
    Every.NET
    Oneclick (YES)

    (ok. credits belongs to me LOL)
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    Little more...
    InStart
    Instant.NET
    OnStart
    OneStart (nice?)
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    ClickOnce is just fine as it is...

    But if you simply MUST change it, the only notion that "ClickOnce" doesn't connote is that of "deployment". Hence, how about:

    EasyDeploy
    EasyInstall
    SimpleDeploy
    SimpleInstall
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    ClickOnce
    Click.Once
    Click.Deploy <-- It's an "Oh, I get it!" name
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    "Secure" is a buzzword at the moment. Maybe it should be in the name.
    I'm against "deploy" because I don't think it will be meaningful to end-users. "Install" is definitely something my parents (one a techie; the other not) would both understand.
    I'll also vote against any meaningless, unpronouncable string of letters like "NGSCB".
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004

    ClickOnce always undersold what you could do with the ClickOnce technologies. It is clearly capable and intended for more than just web deployment.

    The new name should describe it as an install or application management scheme rather than include the verb click.

    how about 'Managed Install Framework' or Manifested Install.
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    Either "ClickOnce" or "The Deploymentinator"
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004

    Since ClickOnce is wondows-.NET-only, requires server manifest files, I believe the only way not to sell a technology on false claims is to name it with a Win prefix or suffix. So far, WinInstallerLight matches everything.
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    I think ClickOnce is fine. It's been used as codename so long, trying to find a good new name will be hard. Also ClickOnce is fast to pronounce.
  • Anonymous
    July 10, 2004
    Among all the names suggested here so far, I think ClickOnce is still by far the best.
  • Anonymous
    July 11, 2004
    I love these ideas (both serious ones and humorous ones)!! Thanks for taking the time to do this.

    What I'm getting off this thread is what I thought: ClickOnce is a good name (and kudos to Brendon who thought up "ClickTwice" -- where were you to ground my enthusiasm when I was naming "no touch deployment"? :-)).

    I'll go back and push to keep the name the same.

    Thanks!!

    John
  • Anonymous
    July 11, 2004
    I agree that ClickOnce doesn't really tell you what it does and is really ClickTwice. Also it could be mistankenly interpreted as the opposite of double-click.

    In additon please note that there is already a technology called "One-Click Install" which was created (and probably registered as trademark) by InstallShield a couple of years ago.

    Therefore I vote for a new name, although I don't have better suggestions than those already listed.
  • Anonymous
    July 12, 2004
    .Deploy
    Load'n'Go
    SecureLaunch
    SandBoxStart
  • Anonymous
    July 12, 2004
    Another vote to keep the name the same!
  • Anonymous
    July 12, 2004
    I think it really depends on the audience you're going for. If you're thinking primarilly about the VB crowd, then maybe "Clicking4Fun", to piggy-back off an existing brand (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/using/columns/code4fun/default.aspx)

    If you're really going after the C# crowd, then you need something far more serious sounding, like "Enterprise Installation Framework".

    If the C++ crowd is really the target, then I'm thinking "It Just Installs (IJI)".

    If you want to use it to evangelize .NET to the Java community. In that case how about "Click it, you just might like it", or maybe "Just click it!" If you really want Java developers to use it, have the links show up as "101 Reasons Why Java is Better Than .NET", just make sure you've tested for scalability.

  • Anonymous
    July 12, 2004
    Doesn't Amazon.com have bagsies on "ClickOnce" or "One Click" or something...?
  • Anonymous
    July 15, 2004
    Howabout..

    JumpStart
    HeadStart
    GoDeploy
    SwitchOn

    ??
  • Anonymous
    July 16, 2004
    It should be a non-word like "Xlamf" to slow the rate at which the entire language is disappearing into corporate lawyer land.

    If that is too optimistic, then at least please run it together with an existing unique identifier "Instant.NET" (as suggested above) or "MSClickOnce"