I think "Files" is a fine name; it's not made to be a particularly cross-platform app, and any time in doubt you could call it by it's more specific name, "Pantheon Files." Similar to how "Terminal" is really "Pantheon Terminal." But in this case I think naming it what the user would expect is more advantageous than the potential branding opportunity.
In fact, it could even be a bigger "branding" opportunity; imagine if Ubuntu moved from Nautilus to Pantheon Files! It'd be the best of both worlds because developers would hear about Pantheon while users would get a more sensible name. Regards, Cassidy James On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Daniel Foré <dan...@elementaryos.org> wrote: > He's been non-responsive about our attempts to use the LP project. My > guess is that he'd be genuinely opposed to us continuing with the name. > > I do think that Marlin is kind of a silly name that won't make sense to > anyone who isn't a big geek about Linux File Managers :p > > Not terribly concerned with promoting outside of elementary though, tbh. > You know me :p > > > On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Christian Dywan > <christ...@twotoasts.de>wrote: > >> Is it no option to stick to Marlin, and actually continue it in honor of >> its original author? am may have lost interest, but it's still a great >> project he put in place there. Unless he is in fact opposed to that. >> >> I think "Files" is a bad name. It may make sense to display in the UI, >> but it's a mess when you want to actually discuss Mail, Files, Session >> and Launcher - you get the idea. Not to mention it's impossible to >> promote outside of Elementary. >> >> On 07.05.2012 12:28, Allen Lowe wrote: >> > I honestly think "File Cabinet" might be a good name. >> > >> > Allen Lowe >> > >> > On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Andre Luis dos Santos >> > <dominiosan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I agree with the taking back the code, but I think that rebranding it >> to >> >> something as generic as "Files" will de-brand the project completaly. >> >> Personally I think generic names (like "dock", "files", "music") are >> mad for >> >> applications. The most important parts of Pantheon have a unique brand: >> >> wingpanel, plank, switchboard, noise (UGH!), slingshot, etc.... The >> only app >> >> that does not have a so unique brand is Pantheon Terminal. Why debrand >> >> Marlin like that? Why don't we proprose and vote on a unique name? Why >> don't >> >> we just rename it to Tunafish? (ok, I'm joking here!) >> >> >> >> Just my opinion. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> >> >> Andre Santos >> >> >> >> On 06-05-2012 21:30, Daniel Foré wrote: >> >> >> >> Hey guys, >> >> >> >> as I'm sure you're well aware, am monkey has decided to stop working on >> >> Marlin. As you may also be aware, I asked him if we could have the LP >> >> project back. He never responded. So we decided that we're not waiting >> >> anymore, we're just gonna take it back finally. >> >> >> >> https://code.launchpad.net/pantheon-files >> >> >> >> So boom there we go. We took it back. >> >> >> >> Best Regards, >> >> >> >> Daniel Foré >> >> >> >> elementaryos.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >> >> Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net >> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >> Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > -- > Best Regards, > > Daniel Foré > > elementaryos.org > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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