Make sure to put "free" or "open" or "libre" in every name because it's not like the users either A) already know it's FOSS or B) don't care that it's FOSS.
Seriously though, could you maybe give an example of a direction to go? This just sounds like "this is bad, read my mind to find out what I want" Is it because Calc isn't a word, Impress is a verb (contrary to Writer's noun) and Base is too vague? Personally I think half of the Microsoft Office names are terrible: Excel? You're excelling at what, couldn't that be used as a name for any application? Power Point? Is that some Microsoft Mouse software? What do Power or Point have to do with an informative slideshow? > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:38:48 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [libreoffice-design] New names? > > I was thinking if we could change the names in LibreOffice to some that > are more descriptive? Not only that, but since we are changing > everything else (icons, layout, office suite name), why don't we change > the app names to better fit their purpose. > > Writer (I actually like this) > Calc (A lot of spreadsheet work has nothing to do with calcualtions) > Impress (Too bland IMO) > Base (Way to bland IMO) > > Compare them to their rivals: > > *MS Office:* > Word > Excel > Power Point > Access > > *iWork:* > Pages > Numbers > Keynote > > -- > Kevin Soviero > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Phone: (512) 672-9641 > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/design/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/design/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
