Re: Plasma Next Naming

Sorry, in a hurry, so responding to just one point now


On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 5:45 PM, Aaron J. Seigo <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> > >  A name based on animals seems very gimicky imho and a step towards a
> > >
> > > rather more informal approach. It may also be perceived as a me-too
> move
> > > in
> > > reference to MacOS and Unity.
> >
> > I think informal is good direction with this
>
> Interesting .. may I ask: why? Is it just a team feeling (an inner
> projection
> on to the project) or is there a goal external to the team for this?
>

I can't speak for "the team" (whichever team), it's my own opinion and that
is that being more informal is simply more attractive to broader group of
people. Being overly technical just causes fear in many users - I know it
from around me where I installed some Linux distros - if I tell them
"you're using Kubuntu 12.04, which is a long-term-support release", they a)
have no idea what I'm talking about b) are scared of it because they don't
understand it.

Using animals (and hey, everyone likes nice colorful fishes) creates imho
better association with the product - "I'm using that system with
clownfish" rather than "I'm using Kubuntu LTS". So that's why I think being
a bit more informal is a good idea, because these are the users we want to
attract, more skilled/knowledgeable users are deciding on other merits
anyway (on ones they do understand).

Cheers
-- 
Martin Klapetek | KDE Developer


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