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Re: Sigh...
by MamiyaOtaru on Sunday 27/Jan/2008, @13:20

Because it's really obvious what Okteta is for. KHexEdit was just too obscure.

Why K*appname* gets slammed when G*appname, i*appname* and Win*appname* get a relatively free pass is beyond me. I appreciate a name that tells me at a glance what it does, and for which OS/environment it is created.

I think the move away from such names it the latest mass hysteria to strike KDE, in the same vein as the widespread love at the time for Keramik. Given time, perhaps this move will be seen as something other than a bright idea, the same way Keramik was tossed into the junk heap.

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Re: Sigh...
by olahaye74 on Monday 28/Jan/2008, @02:40

+1

in freshmeat, if an app name is unknown to me, then
if its name starts with a k I give alook at it as it is highly probable that it'll be a kde app that takes benefit of the integrated desktop.
else I skip as if it's a graphical app, it won't take benefit of the tight integration, thus: useless.

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