Allen, I can't say I love it but sounds good. Actually, the more I think about it the more I like it :)
Regards, Andrea Basso On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Allen Lowe <lallenl...@gmail.com> wrote: > So, here's the deal, we can't use Marlin, Marlin is off the table, end > of story. I did like Magellan a lot however. > > Thanks, > Allen Lowe > > > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Brendan William <school.m...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I agree with Andrea here, Pantheon Files soindslike a horrible name and > > would draw back many users. > > > > > > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 7:18 AM, Andrea Basso <voluntatefa...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I personally think pantheon-files is a terrible name. > > Marlin is already widely used by many users in several distros other than > > elementary and they'll use our version since Marlin is discontinued, now. > > Keeping using Marlin sounds good, even though could be a bit unfair if > > ammonkey doesn't want us to do that. I see no point in calling it > > pantheon-files, I don't like the idea of marking it as ours. It's against > > open-source philosophy, doesn't help convincing other distros to use it > and > > I personally would never install an app which is marked by someone else. > You > > know, it makes it sound us like a bit of douchebags. Plus, its function > is > > already clear because we decided to change the icon to something clearer, > > like a folder (don't know if pantheon-files already has that). > > > > Andre Luis, I'm not sure about that, we need to release a beta shortly > and > > this would really slow us down. > > > > Regards, > > Andrea Basso > > > > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Kumar Aatish <kumar.aat...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Going by the 'standard' having a unique name for file browser makes > sense. > >> It will feel inconsistent otherwise. Also for people who install more > than > >> one file browser, similar names would be frustrating. > >> i propose 'Magellan' if people are convinced not to use Marlin. > >> > >> On May 8, 2012 11:09 AM, "satch...@gmail.com" <satch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I agree with Christian. I know Canonical will be considering Marlin for > >>> 12.10, and I think it will be good if the name is distinctive. 'Files' > or > >>> 'Briefcase' is the opposite of distinctive; Files is also being used > as a > >>> name by Gnome Shell (for Nautilus), and remember briefcases from > Windows 9x? > >>> It's fine if you use 'Files' for the application as you use 'Terminal' > for > >>> Pantheon Terminal, but the name itself should be unique. > >>> > >>> On 8 May 2012 03:24, Cassidy James <c...@ssidyjam.es> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> 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 > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > > >
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