Fwd: [Bug 80135] New: Rename KNewStuff to something else

[Gary L Greene Jr]

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On Sunday 25 April 2004 06:09 pm, Cornelius Schumacher wrote:
> On Sunday 25 April 2004 21:08, Frerich Raabe wrote:
> > On Sunday 25 April 2004 21:11, Cornelius Schumacher wrote:
> > > On Saturday 24 April 2004 15:23, Fabrice Mous wrote:
> > > > What about a string like "$Appname Update"
> > > >
> > > > This way you get strings like "KOrganizer Update" "KHangman
> > > > Update"
> > >
> > > No, this gives the impression that this action updates the program.
> > > That's not the case. It's about getting new data.
> >
> > I thought "to update" means "to bring something up to date" and AFAIK
> > that might include extending the current software setup by adding new
> > things to it. A "Microsoft Word Update" gives you new templates to
> > choose from, a "KDE Update" makes new features accessible as well. I
> > think "Update" does not necessarily mean "Only update existing stuff
> > but don't install new things".
>
> That's correct, but the KNewStuff class doesn't primarily update
> existing stuff. Calling it "Update" might give the wrong expression
> that it updates the program. You can't bring KOrganizer version 3.2 to
> KOrganizer 3.3 by using the "Get Hot New Stuff" menu item. If it would
> be called "KOrganizer Update" I would expect that it is able to do
> this. That's at least how I see the term "update" is used in the
> software world right now.

Why not call it "Download new add-ons" then? That's what this sounds like with 
all the posts so far....

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