When I first proposed the feature at UDS Prague in May 2008, I suggested "Confidential". The Ubuntu core development team instead settled on "Private", as it made for a nice contrast with the "Public" directory.
I seriously doubt that this default is going to change. If you would like to discuss this with a broader audience, I suggest posting the suggestion to ubuntu-devel@ or the ubuntu-devel-discuss@ mailing lists. Thanks! -- The default ~/Private name is not very clear https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
