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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Formal complaint concerning the use of the name "System Settings"
From:       Arne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab () web ! de>
Date:       2011-07-24 10:27:31
Message-ID: 87bowk0y98.wl%arne_bab () web ! de
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At Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:43:16 +0200,
Lorenz Quack wrote:
> So how can this be resolved?
…
> TLDR:
> For this release: GNOME back off
> For the next release: KDE and GNOME unify your settings infrastructure
> and pick non-generic names for your apps.

Why can't the Gnome System Settings simply be shown in KDE as "Gnome Systemsettings" \
and in KDE as "Systemsettings" - and the same the other way round. 

Put the other desktop as brand before the name; that even scales to an unlimited \
number of desktops using generic names, and I can tell new users, who are trying this \
"Linux-thing" for the first time to just open Systemsettings, without having to ask \
first, if they use Gnome, KDE or <other desktop of choice>.

Generic names are good: they facilitate desktop switching and cross-desktop support. \
And a prefix for non-native applications in case of name clashes should not be too \
hard.

Best wishes, 
Arne


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