Release naming

Seb Ruiz ruiz at kde.org
Wed Sep 3 14:29:13 CEST 2008


2008/9/3 Lydia Pintscher <lydia.pintscher at gmail.com>:
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 07:49, Seb Ruiz <ruiz at kde.org> wrote:
>> Attention,
>>
>> I would like to discuss the Amarok 2 naming schemes. This is the
>> current outline.
>>
>>> beta 1 tagging - Nerrivik
>>> beta 2 tagging - Jwfosygois - 1.92
>>> beta 3 tagging - Nauepfhwy - 1.94
>>> release candidate 1 tagging - Wtgjwpsu - 1.98
>>> final release - Eteuiplo - 2.0
>>
>> (I masked the real release names in case they were meant to be private)
>>
>> Let me just say that I don't mind the names for the betas, but I must
>> really veto these obscure names for 2.0 and post 2.0 release. Why?
>> Because I think they're akward, unknown, impossible to pronounce, and
>> meaningless to me (even though I know they are inuit godesses). I
>> would like to propose going back to the drawing board for a release
>> series name, something akin to Amarok 1.4 - Fast Forward.
>>
>> No offence intended to those that spent the time and effort in
>> thinking them up, please don't take it personally.
>>
>> --
>> Seb Ruiz
>
>
> Please make a suggestion that does not screw up the theme we started.
> After 2.0 I am open to a completely different theme.
>
> Also there is a difference between the release names we have now and
> the release series name we had for 1.4.


Just to clarify, I don't mind the names of the beta releases. I just
don't want Amarok 2.0 final to be named in the same way - but rather
start something new and less obscure.

-- 
Seb Ruiz

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