KDE Programs Naming Convention

[Dotan Cohen]

On 12/01/2008, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> Dotan Cohen wrote:
>
> > On 10/01/2008, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> >> > Like said, K3B specifically is not memorable.
> >>
> >> Perhaps it's a cultural thing - I've never had a problem since the first
> >> time I used it.  Nobody else here seems to.
> >
> > It might be. Are you American? From what I've seen, Americans
> > typically do not know the meanings of their own first and last names,
>
> I'm not, but I'm through discussing this with you if you want to make it
> personal

I don't mean to make anything personal, nor offend anyone. You will
see by reading the remainder of the thread that McIntyre had also
taken offense at the question, that we had discussed the matter, and
that I had learned not to generalize.

I apologized for the generalization, which was made with no intend to
offend. I stand by the observation, however, I understand now that
generalizations are offensive to some people and I will try to avoid
them. Please try to look past the generalization and understand the
meaning of the message. You had suggested that the problem has it's
roots in cultural differences. I supported your argument with an
observation.

To confirm or deny my generalization, today I asked two American
friends of mine what are the meanings of the names "Misisipi",
"Minisota", "Colorado", and "Washington". These were just four place
names that I picked at random. They both knew that Washington was the
first president of the United States, but one did not know that he was
an army general (I happen to know that for some reason). Neither of
them knew the original meaning of the other three (and neither do I).
If the generalization is outdated then I'm happy to know that, but at
least in the cases that I've been able to check, it is still valid. No
offense intended, and I should mention that of the three Israelis that
I asked today, none knew the meaning of the name Haifa. Though that is
the only city that I could think of that I personally do not know the
meaning of the name.

Dotan Cohen

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