[nautilus] README: Clarify the status of the "nautilus" name
- From: António Fernandes <antoniof src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [nautilus] README: Clarify the status of the "nautilus" name
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:36:24 +0000 (UTC)
commit 6bb582ca18e84d1ee1ff4841385db3be04fc6e27
Author: António Fernandes <antoniojpfernandes gmail com>
Date: Tue Jan 12 18:36:22 2021 +0000
README: Clarify the status of the "nautilus" name
The proper name of the application is "Files".
Don't use the project name when referring to the app. Also prefer the
lowercase "nautilus", matching the project name with the program name.
Fixes https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/issues/1673
README.md | 16 +++++++---------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 858e108bd..ba303a6da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-# Nautilus
+# nautilus
[![Pipeline
status](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/commits/master)
-
-
-This is [Nautilus](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Files), the file manager for
-GNOME.
+This is the project of the [Files](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Files) app, a file browser for
+GNOME, internally known by its historical name `nautilus`.
## Supported version
-Only latest Nautilus version as provided upstream is supported. Try out the [Flatpak
nightly](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Nightly) installation before filling issues to ensure the installation
is reproducible and doesn't have downstream changes on it. In case you cannot reproduce in the nightly
installation, don't hesitate to file an issue in your distribution. This is to ensure the issue is well
triaged and reaches the proper people.
+Only latest version of Files as provided upstream is supported. Try out the [Flatpak
nightly](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Nightly) installation before filling issues to ensure the installation
is reproducible and doesn't have downstream changes on it. In case you cannot reproduce in the nightly
installation, don't hesitate to file an issue in your distribution. This is to ensure the issue is well
triaged and reaches the proper people.
-## Hacking on Nautilus
+## Hacking on nautilus
-To build the development version of Nautilus and hack on the code
+To build the development version of the Files app and hack on the code
see the [general guide](https://wiki.gnome.org/Newcomers/BuildProject)
for building GNOME apps with Flatpak and GNOME Builder.
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ for building GNOME apps with Flatpak and GNOME Builder.
## Discourse
-For more informal discussion we use [GNOME Discourse](https://discourse.gnome.org/tags/nautilus) in the
Applications category with the nautilus tag. Feel free to open a topic there.
+For more informal discussion we use [GNOME Discourse](https://discourse.gnome.org/tags/nautilus) in the
Applications category with the `nautilus` tag. Feel free to open a topic there.
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