KDE Programs Naming Convention

[Dotan Cohen]

On 10/01/2008, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> No, names matter, but the origin of the name does _not_ matter.  I know
> (now, because I looked it up) what k3b means (my guess was "burn, bash and
> bury", which only tells you I was a Boy Scout and when...).  If they had
> used the full origin as a name, _that_ would be silly.  k3b, otoh, is no
> sillier than GNU or UNIX or Access.  k3b is a fine name - it's definitive
> (you always know what it means, if you've seen it once), it's simple, and
> it's memorable.

Memorable it is not. That may be it's failing point. KDE, while not
much worse a name than K3B, is memorable and I hear no komplains about
it. (K intended)

> >
> >> If you want the normal why are you on a linux distro?
>
> That's lowering the argument to name calling.

I was going to say the same thing.

> > Linux is not the norm? It's only for freaks and weirdos? Would you not
> > like Linux to be the norm?
>
> Why?  Of course I wouldn't.  I want it to be usable, but I couldn't care
> less if it's ever "the norm", and I don't believe that's what we should be
> striving for.
>
> >> Anyone who uses the distros knows what
> >> the apps are so i dont see a problem.
> >
> > I have over a dozen friends that I switched to Linux. None of them
> > could even guess what K3B means.
>
> They don't need to (or probably want to).  They need to be shown it once,
> and they'll never forget it.  _That_ is what makes it a good name.

Like said, K3B specifically is not memorable.

Dotan Cohen

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