Talk:Projects/NamingTheWiki - Revision history

Dhaumann: thoughts

2007-03-08T00:01:13Z

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Tampakrap: /* Name Suggestions */

2007-02-18T20:30:06Z

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Nielsvm: /* Name Suggestions */

2007-02-10T14:53:45Z

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Dhaumann: cleanup a little. If you disagree, add the parts again.

2007-02-08T20:22:58Z

cleanup a little. If you disagree, add the parts again.

Iamcalvo at 23:24, 5 February 2007

2007-02-05T23:24:01Z

Mpyne: Adding input for name suggestions

2007-02-04T20:29:55Z

Adding input for name suggestions

Nikolaus: /* Name Suggestions */

2007-01-30T12:33:51Z

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Troeder: Name Suggestions

2007-01-30T10:39:29Z

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Nikolaus: /* Name Suggestions */

2007-01-29T19:20:31Z

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Nikolaus: /* Name Suggestions */

2007-01-29T19:16:39Z

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 = Current Status =
-I think that
+A decision has been made, the name is '''TechBase'''.
-* Bille made a good shot with a simple slogan like "KDE Technical Reference" as title. This alone is hard to market, thus let's take something of the form "TechBase: KDE Technical Reference" along with techbase.kde.org. The prefix (here: techbase) is something we can market very well. (Other example: technet.kde.org with "TechNet: KDE Technology Network")
-* techbase, techzone, technet, workbench, garage, and maybe others are all good candidates.
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-We have had our discussions and should focus on finding something :)
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 :: Good point. How can we test this? Float names by people on irc or blogs or? --[[User:Aseigo|Aseigo]] 00:15, 20 January 2007 (CET)

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	::And what's the problem? ;) I think such arguments are invalid. You will always find someone who already has something similar. --[[User:Dhaumann\|Dhaumann]] 21:22, 8 February 2007 (CET)		::And what's the problem? ;) I think such arguments are invalid. You will always find someone who already has something similar. --[[User:Dhaumann\|Dhaumann]] 21:22, 8 February 2007 (CET)
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		+	'''Gears''': Because they make things tick. Users don't usually see them, they just see the clock face (or desktop wallpaper, as the case may be ;-)). And it is related to the KDE logo. May not be clear enough, though?

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	::::Well we (.us) still think of a ''garage'' as the place where your car goes first and foremost, but the second connotation is easily the place in a house where any kind of major work is performed. Carpentry, car repair, etc. Kids trying to learn music are typically kicked out to the garage (hence the term "garage band", which leads to the name for Apple's music editing software). I think this is a good term if we're going for something "marketable", especially since most people find the type of maintenance they'd do in a garage to be both rewarding and not-too-difficult, which is what I think we're going for in this wiki. --[[User:Mpyne\|Mpyne]] 21:29, 4 February 2007 (CET)		::::Well we (.us) still think of a ''garage'' as the place where your car goes first and foremost, but the second connotation is easily the place in a house where any kind of major work is performed. Carpentry, car repair, etc. Kids trying to learn music are typically kicked out to the garage (hence the term "garage band", which leads to the name for Apple's music editing software). I think this is a good term if we're going for something "marketable", especially since most people find the type of maintenance they'd do in a garage to be both rewarding and not-too-difficult, which is what I think we're going for in this wiki. --[[User:Mpyne\|Mpyne]] 21:29, 4 February 2007 (CET)
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		+	:::::The KDE Radar, which also let us think about constructing things, is a visual representation of everything that is within a garage. And yes, a garage includes dirty and difficult work, but it also "breeds creation". A garage has, indeed, all the tools needed for development of big and complex constructions. A car is a very complex, but structured, machine, so is KDE! My vote is fully for our shiny new Garage! --[[User:Nielsvm\|nielsvm]] --[[User:Nielsvm\|Darkrazor]] 15:53, 10 February 2007 (CET)
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	:::A typical mini FAQ may contain: Q:''Where to start if I want to develop for KDE?'' - A:''Go to our [http://developernew.kde.org garage], you'll get all tools you need to succeed'' ;D. --[[User:Jstaniek\|jstaniek]] 15:56, 25 January 2007 (CET)		:::A typical mini FAQ may contain: Q:''Where to start if I want to develop for KDE?'' - A:''Go to our [http://developernew.kde.org garage], you'll get all tools you need to succeed'' ;D. --[[User:Jstaniek\|jstaniek]] 15:56, 25 January 2007 (CET)

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 : Do you also mean platform.kde.org or reference.kde.org then? We are searching for both a readable name and a subdomain name. --[[User:Dhaumann|Dhaumann]] 16:56, 19 January 2007 (CET)
 '''Empower KDE''': could be used as empower.kde.org for a subdomain. Is it ok to tell people to "go to Empower KDE"? I think it gives regular users the idea that it's not for them (they just ''use'' KDE), and it gives the developers/isvs/etc. the pleasant feeling of contributing. I thought of 'power users' at first, but it didn't sound appropriate. --[[User:Exit3219|Exit3219]] 19:56, 20 January 2007 (CET)
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 ::I vote for '''KDE Backstage'''. It's the most accurate, and it's catchy. Tech* isn't as accurate, as we also provide some kinda non-technical info, like policies and schedules. [[User:Logixoul|Logixoul]] 20:48, 24 January 2007 (CET)
 '''KDE TechNet''': (technet.kde.org) I like the name "technology network" in short "technet"  because it covers a wide (unlimited) range of technical informations on this or other sites. Additional for me it sounds better than techbase or techzone. --[[User:rhabacker|rhabacker]] 10:19, 24 January 2007 (CET)
-: I like this one, too. Maybe even TecNet. I think this is my favourite so far ;) --[[User:Dhaumann|Dhaumann]] 12:18, 24 January 2007 (CET)
+:technet.kde.org along with "TechNet: KDE Technology Network" is pretty nice. The part "net" (or network) suggests a web of information. --[[User:Dhaumann|Dhaumann]] 21:22, 8 February 2007 (CET)
 :The name can lead to confusion with Microsoft's technet that provides information for system administrators
-'''HandsOn.kde.org''': if I got it right, than this site is for people who want to get their hands on KDE. This doesn't fit too nicely into the current naming scheme of KDE sites, but if promotional sites like the Dot or spreadKDE were called SpotOn.kde.org for example, "HandsOn" sure would be a suitable name. --[[User:Michaelrudolph|Michaelrudolph]] 22:16, 28 January 2007 (CET)
+::And what's the problem? ;) I think such arguments are invalid. You will always find someone who already has something similar. --[[User:Dhaumann|Dhaumann]] 21:22, 8 February 2007 (CET)
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-'''Konglomerat''': Self-explaining (conglomerate). Just thrown in for kompletion. Not very handy for a domain, but I like the K-ification. ;-) Even more geeky: Konglomer@ :-D --[[User:Nikolaus|Stefan Nikolaus]] 20:16, 29 January 2007 (CET)
-:[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conglomerate wiktionary]: conglomerate: 1. A cluster of heterogeneous things.
-:--[[User:Nikolaus|nikolaus]] 13:33, 30 January 2007 (CET)
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-'''insideKDE / KDEinside''': as the wiki will focus on internal (developer) stuff this name seems to fit the usage quite well IMHO. It doesn't sound too geeky and is suitable for other additional topics that can be covered by this wiki in the <u>next years</u> without being sticked to present "only" developer related information. Maybe "Behind the scenes" would be a slogan for this one... --[[User:troeder|Thorsten Roeder]] 11:15, 30 January 2007 (CET)
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-'''Kompendium''': inspired by Konglomerat. Quite accurate with the site perspectives, i think. Maybe meaningless in your language...
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	'''insideKDE / KDEinside''': as the wiki will focus on internal (developer) stuff this name seems to fit the usage quite well IMHO. It doesn't sound too geeky and is suitable for other additional topics that can be covered by this wiki in the <u>next years</u> without being sticked to present "only" developer related information. Maybe "Behind the scenes" would be a slogan for this one... --[[User:troeder\|Thorsten Roeder]] 11:15, 30 January 2007 (CET)		'''insideKDE / KDEinside''': as the wiki will focus on internal (developer) stuff this name seems to fit the usage quite well IMHO. It doesn't sound too geeky and is suitable for other additional topics that can be covered by this wiki in the <u>next years</u> without being sticked to present "only" developer related information. Maybe "Behind the scenes" would be a slogan for this one... --[[User:troeder\|Thorsten Roeder]] 11:15, 30 January 2007 (CET)
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		+	'''Kompendium''': inspired by Konglomerat. Quite accurate with the site perspectives, i think. Maybe meaningless in your language...

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 :: I like the Word 'base'. For exactly the two reasons aseigo mentioned (under TechZone). Maybe officially naming the site "Technology Base" and just having the URL as techbase.kde.org? However, I'm sure that everyone would just refer to it as 'TechBase' anyway --[[User:Milliams|milliams]] 00:42, 20 January 2007 (CET)
 : '''TechCenter''': Similar to TechZone and TechBase. Maybe also similar to the [http://www.qtcentre.org/ qt-centre].
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 :::: '''Knowledge base''' is an interesting name posibility IMHO. It's a bit on the dry side but it is accurate. My concern is that it might cast the net too wide and we'd end up with scope creep, e.g. becoming a place for user information. I don't think we should try and cater to absolutely everyone with this site, and a more focussed name might help with that. --[[User:Aseigo|Aseigo]] 00:15, 20 January 2007 (CET)
 :: "wiki" is not something I could market (see my comment to Bille's response on this matter for more on this point). "Wiki" does not speak directly to the target audiences due to being a generic noun/verb, nor does it say what is on the site since a wiki can contain anything. It's also already taken anyways =) --[[User:Aseigo|Aseigo]] 00:15, 20 January 2007 (CET)
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 :::'''Garage''' is rather popular term for cool, fresh, positive, and alternative development, also related to music (see Apple GarageBand..). It's also related to car tuning community nowadays ;). This thing is quite modern in many countries, I guess. --[[User:Jstaniek|jstaniek]] 20:24, 24 January 2007 (CET)
 :::A typical mini FAQ may contain: Q:''Where to start if I want to develop for KDE?'' - A:''Go to our [http://developernew.kde.org garage], you'll get all tools you need to succeed'' ;D. --[[User:Jstaniek|jstaniek]] 15:56, 25 January 2007 (CET)

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	'''Konglomerat''': Self-explaining (conglomerate). Just thrown in for kompletion. Not very handy for a domain, but I like the K-ification. ;-) Even more geeky: Konglomer@ :-D --[[User:Nikolaus\|Stefan Nikolaus]] 20:16, 29 January 2007 (CET)		'''Konglomerat''': Self-explaining (conglomerate). Just thrown in for kompletion. Not very handy for a domain, but I like the K-ification. ;-) Even more geeky: Konglomer@ :-D --[[User:Nikolaus\|Stefan Nikolaus]] 20:16, 29 January 2007 (CET)
		+	:[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conglomerate wiktionary]: conglomerate: 1. A cluster of heterogeneous things.
		+	:--[[User:Nikolaus\|nikolaus]] 13:33, 30 January 2007 (CET)

	'''insideKDE / KDEinside''': as the wiki will focus on internal (developer) stuff this name seems to fit the usage quite well IMHO. It doesn't sound too geeky and is suitable for other additional topics that can be covered by this wiki in the <u>next years</u> without being sticked to present "only" developer related information. Maybe "Behind the scenes" would be a slogan for this one... --[[User:troeder\|Thorsten Roeder]] 11:15, 30 January 2007 (CET)		'''insideKDE / KDEinside''': as the wiki will focus on internal (developer) stuff this name seems to fit the usage quite well IMHO. It doesn't sound too geeky and is suitable for other additional topics that can be covered by this wiki in the <u>next years</u> without being sticked to present "only" developer related information. Maybe "Behind the scenes" would be a slogan for this one... --[[User:troeder\|Thorsten Roeder]] 11:15, 30 January 2007 (CET)

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	'''Konglomerat''': Self-explaining (conglomerate). Just thrown in for kompletion. Not very handy for a domain, but I like the K-ification. ;-) Even more geeky: Konglomer@ :-D --[[User:Nikolaus\|Stefan Nikolaus]] 20:16, 29 January 2007 (CET)		'''Konglomerat''': Self-explaining (conglomerate). Just thrown in for kompletion. Not very handy for a domain, but I like the K-ification. ;-) Even more geeky: Konglomer@ :-D --[[User:Nikolaus\|Stefan Nikolaus]] 20:16, 29 January 2007 (CET)
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		+	'''insideKDE / KDEinside''': as the wiki will focus on internal (developer) stuff this name seems to fit the usage quite well IMHO. It doesn't sound too geeky and is suitable for other additional topics that can be covered by this wiki in the <u>next years</u> without being sticked to present "only" developer related information. Maybe "Behind the scenes" would be a slogan for this one... --[[User:troeder\|Thorsten Roeder]] 11:15, 30 January 2007 (CET)

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	'''HandsOn.kde.org''': if I got it right, than this site is for people who want to get their hands on KDE. This doesn't fit too nicely into the current naming scheme of KDE sites, but if promotional sites like the Dot or spreadKDE were called SpotOn.kde.org for example, "HandsOn" sure would be a suitable name. --[[User:Michaelrudolph\|Michaelrudolph]] 22:16, 28 January 2007 (CET)		'''HandsOn.kde.org''': if I got it right, than this site is for people who want to get their hands on KDE. This doesn't fit too nicely into the current naming scheme of KDE sites, but if promotional sites like the Dot or spreadKDE were called SpotOn.kde.org for example, "HandsOn" sure would be a suitable name. --[[User:Michaelrudolph\|Michaelrudolph]] 22:16, 28 January 2007 (CET)
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		+	'''Konglomerat''': Self-explaining (conglomerate). Just thrown in for kompletion. Not very handy for a domain, but I like the K-ification. ;-) --[[User:Nikolaus\|Stefan Nikolaus]] 20:16, 29 January 2007 (CET)

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