[Kde-pim] KContactManager Name

[thorsten at staerk.de]

> At Friday 24 April 2009 13:15, you wrote:
>> On Friday 24 April 2009 10:26:23 David Jarvie wrote:
>> > On Thursday 23 April 2009 22:15, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
>> > > On Thursday 23 April 2009, Sergio Martins wrote:
>> > >> On Thursday 23 April 2009 16:51:48 Allen Winter wrote:
>> > >> > Can we pick a new name for the new KAddressBook?
>> > >> > I'm really not excited about KContactManager.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Not that I have any good suggestions at the moment,
>> > >> > by KContactManager is too close to Kontact.
>> > >>
>> > >> If it will replace KAddressBook we could use the same name, no?
>> > >>
>> > >> KAddressBook 2
>> > >
>> > > I agree. KAddressBook really is the best name for it although
>> appending
>> > > a '2' won't do because KAddressBook is currently at version 4.2
>> (since
>> > > it follows the version number of KDE). Maybe append something like
>> 'NG'
>> > > or whatever.
>> > >
>> > > In fact, as application name (shown in the UI) "KDE Address Book"
>> would
>> > > be even better. Reasoning: We should try to get away from this
>> > > K-namespacing of our applications. It's so last-century. Moreover,
>> > > explicitely adding KDE to the application's name will improve the
>> > > awareness of the KDE brand. FWIW, I'd like to see the same happen
>> with
>> > > KMail (-> KDE Mail), KOrganizer (-> KDE Calendar?), etc.
>> >
>> > The name should be descriptive, and kaddressbook (shown as "KDE
>> Address
>> > Book" in the menu) or kontacts (shown as "KDE Contacts") are the best
>> > suggestions so far.
>>
>> +1
>>
>
> -1
>
> The "KDE x" formats makes that particular application bound to that
> designation. If someone writes a better organizer like application, do we
> switch KDE Calendar to that new application? How does that work?
>
> Mailody would become "KDE Mail 2" then I guess?
>
> Besides, my mother would interpret KDE AddressBook as the addressbook with
> KDE people. She does not care about that prefix.
>
> Although I know the KDE world is against me, I find the k prefix a strong
> brand. Just like iPod, iCalendar, iTunes, iMail, iPhone btw.

+1

I am not against you :) Let's do a bugzilla democratic decision like for
ktimetracker :)

Thorsten

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