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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Article about Baloo
From:       Carl Symons <carlsymons () gmail ! com>
Date:       2014-02-18 16:47:32
Message-ID: 53038EA4.1060504 () gmail ! com
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On 02/18/2014 07:50 AM, Markus Slopianka wrote:
> Considering that once upon a time it was agreed that it's better to avoid
> jargon towards the end user, no user-visible parts should be connected to=
 the
> name anyway.
> Or has the policy changed?
>
> Markus

In principle the policy makes sense.

In practice, it's not so clear. A Google search for "KDE Nepomuk" yields =

over 500,000 entries. And "slashdot nepomuk" shows over 350,000 results. =

Nepomuk is visible to users. It's gotten plenty of press and exposure in =

various forums.

Is that policy available somewhere to look at?

Dot stories are not just for users. The Dot audience is broad and =

diverse. Many uberTechies will be interested; KDE users are more =

technically inclined than the general public. And it's not like users =

are necessarily ignorant of Nepomuk..."Configure Desktop" or "System =

Settings" have an entry for Desktop Search. That section leads to =

several entries that refer to Nepomuk.

Key parts of the story are:
KDE is innovative.
KDE takes reasonable risks and keeps at things in the interest of =

performance and reliability.
KDE is a community with highly skilled continuity from project =

maintainer to project maintainer. NIH is not practiced here.



>
> On Tuesday 18 February 2014 13:48:57 Jens Reuterberg wrote:
>> On Tuesday 18 February 2014 13.34.56 Sebastian K=FCgler wrote:
>>> On Monday, February 17, 2014 20:42:42 Carl Symons wrote:
>>>> A great mascot
>>>
>>> We need to be careful not to tread on Disney's copyright here, though.
>>
>> This was talked about at the Plasma Sprint when Vishesh first told me ab=
out
>> an icon. The first idea was to make a siluette of Baloo - the issue being
>> that either its a bear, any old bear, or its a copyrighted character from
>> one of the largest litigious companies on the planet.
>>
>> So better to leave that well enough alone.
>>
>> The name, the idea, the character - all belong to Kipling (so open for u=
se)
>> but the image everyone knows is what Baloo looks like is a no-go area.
>>
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