A Little Green Bang for Your Buck 💚💥

Hey folks,

I’ve been doing some thinking (dangerous, I know 😉).
ArchBang has carried me—and hopefully you—through more than a decade of lightweight, no-nonsense Linux goodness. But the times, they are a-changin’, and I’d like the distro to keep growing without bumping into trademark trip-wires or artificial walls.

Why even consider a new name?

Trademark housekeeping:
Arch Linux very reasonably protects anything that begins with “Arch.” While they’ve been tolerant of community spins, printing merch or branching out could put us in a grey area. I’d rather code than haggle with lawyers.

Freedom to roam:
I’ve got ideas that stray beyond vanilla Arch—think Alpine, Void, or whatever minimal base looks shiny next. “ArchBang” on an Alpine ISO feels like wearing lederhosen to a black-tie event.

Merch without migraines:
T-shirts, mugs, stickers… all those little treats help pay for hosting (and coffee). A fresh name means I can hit “order” without worrying about cease-and-desist letters.

Enter GreenBANG 🌱💥

Same spirit, same Mr Green, just a snappier name that’s 100 % ours.
Picture the logo: Green in a deep-green box, BANG in punchy white. Dark background. Terminal chic.
What won’t change

Minimal, lightning-fast ISOs

Sensible defaults and a clean dark theme

My obsession with shaving milliseconds off boot time

Weekly waffling on the blog (lucky you!)

What might change (for the better)

Multiple base options (Arch today; maybe Alpine tomorrow)

Fresh merch to help keep the lights on

A clearer legal runway for community contributions and mirrors

The roadmap (subject to caffeine levels)

Right now: Sound you out. Tell me what you think in the comments below.

If the Arch legal folks OK the current name: Great—ArchBang lives on, merch included.

If not—or if you all prefer the greener pasture: We migrate to GreenBang:

Redirects so old links keep working

SourceForge + GitHub re-badged

New ISO splash screen and a subtle copyright footer (bottom-right, under Polybar, where nobody notices).

Either way, nothing breaks for existing users. You’ll still pacman -Syu like a champ.
Talk to me 👇

Love the new name? Hate it? Got a better one involving fruit or asteroids? Let me know. Your feedback steers this ship.

As always, thanks for sticking around on this mad ride.
Stay Safe ;-)…

— Mr Green