Re: [Setup-tool-hackers] Re: [HC Marketing] Do we have the greenlight on "Ximian SystemTools" ?

[Mitch Allmond <gte203h prism gatech edu>]

if you are going to even bother changing the name, how about

"Ximian System Configuration Toolset"
"Ximian System Toolbox"
"Ximian Control Deck"   ***star wars/star trek style  :)
etc...


Hum, I suppose it's not very catchy  :(



Nat Friedman wrote:

> There is a good reason for leaving the decision till later.  Ximian
> System Tools is no better than Ximian Setup Tools.  And both names are
> of low quality.  This is not a personal affront - I am the guilty
> party on the "Setup Tools" name.
>
> Nat
>
> Chema Celorio <chema@ximian.com> writes:
>
> > Miguel de Icaza wrote:
> > >
> > > I personally would like to avoid changing names every week, and as
> > > Kathryn points out, we can very well change the name at release time.
> >
> > I would rather change the name now or not change it at all.
> >
> > In propietary software it is common to change the name before the
> > release
> > since there is no end-user interaction while the project is in
> > development.
> > However in free software you start building you user base as you develop
> > the
> > product.
> >
> > The original name proposal change was trigered when we discovered that
> > the word "setup" was confusing. First Nat brought the issue up. Then
> > during
> > LWE it was very clear that "setup" was thought as something you use once
> > you install your system and not have to do again. Most of the
> > installation
> > programs for Windows apps are called setup.exe. Some of the people that
> > aproached us during LWE thought that Setup tools was our installer,
> > others
> > thought it was the equivalent of a distro installation program, the one
> > you only run once when you install Linux.
> >
> > I don't see any benefit of leving the desition for later.
> > I don't think we would consider renaming evolution before 1.0.
> >
> > regards,
> > Chema
> >
> >
> > > So lets just keep the current name.
> > >
> > > Miguel.
> > >
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