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... this could be a great idea, but using language like that helps ensure Linux desktop will never get to the mainstream. I understand this is a codename/proto
by zavulon 17y ago
... this could be a great idea, but using language like that helps ensure Linux desktop will never get to the mainstream.
I understand this is a codename/prototype, but this has gotten out to the blogosphere. Can you imagine Apple or Microsoft calling their features "Code Name Poopy Diaper"?
- jedi_stannis 17y agoYeah, naming has never been free software's strong point. I had a hard time understanding what it was until I read the pdf in the linked blog post. Hopefully by the time the idea is fleshed out and presented to a more mainstream audience there will be a better explanation of what it is and no sign of the poor code name left.
- sgk284 17y agoLinux doesn't need to be any more mainstream than it already is. Coding for open source projects is fun because we can forget about formalities and pissing contests.
- mos1 17y agoDid KDE become less fun when it went from being the Kool Desktop Environment to the K Desktop Environment?
- krakensden 17y agoIt's Gnome, not Apple. Their success and/or continued existence is not predicated on secrecy, message control, and surprise announcements. Besides, `task pooper' is whimsical, not offensive.
- cabalamat 17y agoPoop is shit. Most people find shit disgusting. The English language is not short of words, so I'm sure they could have found a better name. Like, idunno, Task Wilted Lettuce, or Task Slightly Dirty Underwear, or Task Dull And Boring.
- jrockway 17y agoan you imagine Apple or Microsoft calling their features "Code Name Poopy Diaper"? Nope, but I can't imagine them writing software worth using, either. Maybe I am just unimaginative though.