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by dan15 4173 days ago
Yes, but something "JavaScript runtime with npm compatibility" would be friendlier and significantly easier for people to understand.
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They don't provide the Javascript runtime - Google does that. This is a fork of Node.js - glossing over this is at least a little disrespectful to Node.js.
There was a trademark issue between them and Joyent that also made the node-forward GH repo to go private. They might not be comfortable using term Node.JS on the frontpage.