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

[Nat Friedman <nat ximian com>]

Heh, it's cute :-)

Nat

Mitch Allmond <gte203h@prism.gatech.edu> writes:

> 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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