where does proxmox name come from ?

[dominix]

where does proxmox name come from ? I guess it could be some "mox" for your proc(s) to figure a boost given to the CPU, but german are not usually pro-nuclear energy, so I doubt about this.
Can you tell about the reason this name was choosen ?

thanks.

 

[fabian]

according to this rather old interview with martin ( http://old.montanalinux.org/proxmox-ve-martin-interview.html ):

The name? Yes, that is a commonly asked question. I enjoy mountain climbing and on a never ending long uphill it just hit my brain. I returned from the trip and typed "Proxmox" into Google and got NO returns. So it was clear that I found a new name, registered everything and the rest is history.

 

[dominix]

ok, thank for your answer.
You gave me the reason why Martin did name it proxmox, because this name was not used, so google was free to serve for this purpose.
I would like to know why he think about proxmox itselft. Did martin think about Mox energy fuel ? I guess yes.

any comment everybody ? (I know, it's pure spéculation), anyway I like this name pretty much.

 

[esi_y]

You gave me the reason why Martin did name it proxmox, because this name was not used, so google was free to serve for this purpose.
I would like to know why he think about proxmox itselft. Did martin think about Mox energy fuel ? I guess yes.

any comment everybody ? (I know, it's pure spéculation), anyway I like this name pretty much.

I suppose he thought of it as processing and MX tool only that the company would be a driver for in back in 2005. It's an interesting dynamics, I wonder how much lively the user base is for PMG vs PVE nowadays...