Re: GNOME -> Gnome
- From: Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>
- To: Dave Neary <dneary gnome org>
- Cc: Andre Klapper <ak-47 gmx net>, marketing-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: GNOME -> Gnome
- Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:54:07 +0200
On Tue, 2010-04-06 at 18:28 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
> > Once again: GNOME WAS an acronym. GNOME is NOT anymore an acronym.
> > GNOME stands for GNOME nowadays. Only. That's all.
>
> Except, that's not a good answer.
>
> If that's the case, then GNOME can be Gnome or gnome or GnoMe or
> whatever. All caps implies acronym, and thus people will ask what it
> stands for. And if you answer "it doesn't stand for anything", the
> most
> likely answer is "that's stupid".
Yes. I also think its time to start calling it "Gnome".
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