Microsoft introduced the MAUI framework, causing a name conflict with the Maui and Maui Linux projects.

Microsoft has encountered a naming conflict for the second time while promoting its new open products without prior verification of existing projects with the same names. While the last conflict was caused by the overlap of the names "GVFS" (Git Virtual File System and GNOME Virtual File System), this time the issues arose around the name MAUI.

Microsoft introduced the new framework MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) for developing multi-platform user interfaces using the .NET platform. Essentially, the new project is the result of renaming the framework Xamarin.Forms, which was decided to be developed under a new name. The project code is open under the MIT license.

This move
outraged the developers of the open framework Maui, developed under the auspices of the KDE project and also intended for building cross-platform graphical applications. The Maui project was founded by the creators of the distribution Nitrux, who are developing their own Nomad desktop based on KDE technologies. Maui includes a set of components and interface element templates created using the framework KDE Kirigami and Qt Quick Controls 2 elements. The MauiKit components enable very rapid application development that can run on both mobile devices and desktop systems, including Android, Linux, Windows, macOS, and iOS.

Based on Maui, several programs have been prepared, such as the music player Vvave, file manager Index, note-taking system Buho, image viewer Pix, text editor Nota, terminal emulator Station , and address book Contacts, document viewer Library and video player Cinema.
All of these applications form the foundation of the mobile platform. UBPortsA few days ago, the first official stable release of MauiKit and Maui Apps 1.1.0 was announced. introduced Additionally, there has been a distribution

Maui Linux from Blue Systems, which also promotes the distribution, which develops Netrunner and provides funding for the development of Kubuntu. The distribution uses a pseudo-rolling model for package base formation — based on LTS releases of Kubuntu, but the graphical environment is built from the KDE neon repository. and provides funding for the development of Kubuntu. The distribution uses a pseudo-rolling model for package base formation—rooted in the LTS releases of Kubuntu, but the graphical environment is built from the KDE neon repository.

Both open projects are well known in the community, and while the distribution of Maui Linux does not directly overlap in purpose with Microsoft's new product, the KDE Maui framework clearly falls into the same category of tools for developing portable user interfaces. GSMArena, it is Wi-Fi 5, similar to the 4G model. For the developers of KDE Maui, such name overlap is unacceptable and will lead to significant confusion among developers. The Maui project was created established in 2018, included is one of the official projects of the KDE community, and its name is also an acronym for "Multi-Adaptable User Interfaces." In everyday terms, the project's name is often mentioned in uppercase as MAUI.

A representative from Microsoft explained, stated that the official name of the new project is " .NET Multi-platform App UI," with MAUI being merely its abbreviation and code name. The name MAUI has passed legal review and been approved for use. The overlap came as a surprise to the developers at Microsoft, who acknowledged that taking someone else's name is unacceptable and called for efforts to resolve the conflict. Recall that the resolution previous of naming conflicts led to the renaming of the GVFS project to VFSForGit..

Source: opennet.ru