Re: [Usability] Backup program name

[Heiko Tietze <heiko tietze apliki de>]

Déjà vu is known in German as well. Actually, I wouldn't translate a program 
name at all. A minor problem with "Déjà dup" are special characters which I 
cannot write easily and a more relevant is the connection between dup and 
backup. So why not "Deja backup"?

Am Sonntag, 3. April 2011, 18:21:27 schrieb Michael Terry:
> Hello!  I'm the maintainer of Déjà Dup, a backup program that this
> list last saw when I asked for a usability review (which I've recorded
> the suggestions from and have been slowly implementing many of the
> changes, so thanks so very much!).
> 
> It has belatedly come to my attention that Déjà Dup is a terrible name:
> 
> 1) It's not translatable in any meaningful sense
> 2) No one knows how to pronounce it
> 3) I've had users continue to say Déjà Vu instead, even after having
> been corrected
> 4) It doesn't shout "I'm a backup program" to new users
> 
> In it's favor:
> 
> 1) I think it's cute
> 2) I can usually append the phrase "Backup Tool" to its name in
> ambiguous contexts so it's clear what it does
> 3) It's been in use for a couple years
> 
> However, I am more than willing to entertain a rename.  I thought I'd
> email ya'll for advice on whether you think a rename is warranted,
> name suggestions, experience from any renames you may have experienced
> in the past.
> 
> Thanks,
> -mt
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