-----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:02:32 +0100 Subject: Re: [Conkeror] Change the name of Conkeror, quickly! From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: "Deniz Dogan" <[email protected]>
-----Original Message----- > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:43:56 +0100 > Subject: [Conkeror] Change the name of Conkeror, quickly! > From: Deniz Dogan <[email protected]> > To: conkeror list <[email protected]> > Hello, fellow Conkeror users > > This is a public service announcement! There has been much discussion > in the IRC channel about changing the name of the web browser. I think > I'm probably the most eager one to change the name, so please know > that this is a very biased post. Also know that this is pretty > important to have this discussion right now, since people are pulling > strings to have an official logo made for us. > > The main reason for *me* wanting to change the name is that it is > pronounced the exact same way as Konqueror, a KDE web browser and file > manager, with a much bigger user base. This has confused people I've > talked to about the browser a lot and seeing as KDE was first released > way back in 2000, it was a terrible choice for a new web browser to > begin with. I have no law degree, but I suspect that some legal issues > may arise from this as well. > > Of course, there are reasons for keeping the name as well, but > personally, I don't think they make up for the fact that another > browser is called the same thing. One of the reasons for not changing > the name that comes up frequently is that it would be "too difficult" > to change the name. Sure, it would be difficult *now*, but consider > how difficult it would be if the user base was to grow drastically in > the future. Then we would have quite some (chest)nut to crack. Another > reason for not changing the name is that the name is nice. I agree, it > is a nice name -- it's just that it's already taken that bothers me. > > What do you think about the current name? Why should we change it? Why > should we keep it? How should we make a final decision about it? And > if you want to change the name, what would you like it to be called > instead? > > Deniz > _______________________________________________ > Conkeror mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror > Hello, what about "Trajan"? It is an ancient roman imperator under whose reign the roman empire had its biggest expanse. There is only a commercial Adobe font with the same name. Regards Stefan _______________________________________________ Conkeror mailing list [email protected] https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror
