A worse combination of TLD (io) and name (hospice) I have probably not seen. The graphical imagery conveyed by hospice I/O is tragic and sad.

To me .io is generic. It is more expensive, though.

To me the name is so bad that even after the name changes I might prefer to use something else, all other things being close to equal.

Yeah...

Seems they're from Russia, so no native English speaker. Neither am I, and when I've first seen the site's name I've looked it up, found one of its possible meanings (backpackers' hostel) and liked the link to a vagrant.

You made me curious, and it seems that the words original (English) meaning was a "rest house for travelers" (From the French "hospice," which is from the Latin word "hospes, that also brings us the English "hospitality.) It is interesting how the meaning of words, especially English ones, can morph so.

But, yeah, anyway I would suggest changing the name. My first thought was of death, and it was really only a morbid fascination that caused me to click on the link.

They did a good enough job on picking a new name and changing everything to use it that I no longer feel it's a weakness. http://rove.io/

We moved it to http://rove.io

Which part of my comment made you think I was asking for a definition?

hos·pice /ˈhäspis/ Noun 1 home providing care for the sick, esp. the terminally ill. 2 lodging for travelers, esp. one run by a religious order.

A weird choice of name indeed

One would associate 'shelter' with the word 'vagrant' more than 'hospice', which also makes it a strange choice.

It's now been renamed to http://rove.io (301s to it).

Definitely does feel as if the project name was chosen based on domain availability. Unfortunate example of putting the cart before the horse.

Came here to say this.

Well... That's just a name after all. Short and memorable.

For a lot of people that word will primarily be associated with memories of their relatives or loved ones dying.

I appreciate your saying that. I am definitely one of these people. For me, the word "hospice" only brings to mind the most difficult time of my life - taking care of my mom as she was dying from cancer.

I realize that there is a sense of the word that's related to "vagrant". But when I do a Google search, every single result on the first page has to do with end of life care. It's just stunning that someone could possibly think this is a good idea.

Makes sense. We will consider changing it. Thank you.

Rather than merely considering it, just do it. It's an early-stage project and now is the easiest time to do it. And, no, I wouldn't go with painfulcancerdeath.io.

I work in the homehealth/hospice software industry and I will say: Change your name.

Hospice is end of life care. Hospice is understanding that death is coming and approaching it painlessly, intentionally and hopefully as happily as possible. To get into hospice you must be certified by a doctor as being terminal, (generally) less than 6 months to live.

Hospice is about bringing a life to a close with as much dignity as the illness allows.

The people in that industry are amazing, magical individuals and I do not know how they have the strength and tenacity to face every day like they do (although their amusing brand of dark humor seems to help).

Seriously though -- why would you want your product associated with terminal end of life diagnosis and care?