# Just learned about UAVCAN and already a name change

**URL:** <https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/just-learned-about-uavcan-and-already-a-name-change/1632>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 7, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/just-learned-about-uavcan-and-already-a-name-change/1632 "2022-04-07T03:55:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/just-learned-about-uavcan-and-already-a-name-change/1632/1 "2022-04-07T03:55:43Z")

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Cyphal? too obscure, doesn’t even suggest a context. Reminds me of Exxon, another artificial name.

Why not be a bit more democratic, build-up a list of names, then do vote-up the first five winners until the list is down to five and then do ranked choice voting or some such thing.