Re: [Usability] Backup program name

[Marc Redemske <marc redemske student afg hs-anhalt de>]

Hey guys,
I think the "Déjà vu"-word-phrase does not fit very good to this tool 
due to its meaning remembering any situation in life. I suggest to use 
the "Back up"-phrase for this application, something like "BACK UPer" 
for example, to give clear menaing with the name of the software. 
"Backup Tool" is a very suitable solution, it does not need to be 
translated and is says clear what it is.

x
marc

On 04/04/2011 09:54 AM, Heiko Tietze wrote:
> 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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