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[Cassidy James <c@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think "Files" is a fine name; it's not made to be a particularly
cross-platform app, and any time in doubt you could call it by it's more
specific name, "Pantheon Files." Similar to how "Terminal" is really
"Pantheon Terminal." But in this case I think naming it what the user would
expect is more advantageous than the potential branding opportunity.

In fact, it could even be a bigger "branding" opportunity; imagine if
Ubuntu moved from Nautilus to Pantheon Files! It'd be the best of both
worlds because developers would hear about Pantheon while users would get a
more sensible name.

Regards,
Cassidy James

On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> He's been non-responsive about our attempts to use the LP project. My
> guess is that he'd be genuinely opposed to us continuing with the name.
>
> I do think that Marlin is kind of a silly name that won't make sense to
> anyone who isn't a big geek about Linux File Managers :p
>
> Not terribly concerned with promoting outside of elementary though, tbh.
> You know me :p
>
>
> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Christian Dywan <christian@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Is it no option to stick to Marlin, and actually continue it in honor of
>> its original author? am may have lost interest, but it's still a great
>> project he put in place there. Unless he is in fact opposed to that.
>>
>> I think "Files" is a bad name. It may make sense to display in the UI,
>> but it's a mess when you want to actually discuss Mail, Files, Session
>> and Launcher - you get the idea. Not to mention it's impossible to
>> promote outside of Elementary.
>>
>> On 07.05.2012 12:28, Allen Lowe wrote:
>> > I honestly think "File Cabinet" might be a good name.
>> >
>> > Allen Lowe
>> >
>> > On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Andre Luis dos Santos
>> > <dominiosantos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> I agree with the taking back the code, but I think that rebranding it
>> to
>> >> something as generic as "Files" will de-brand the project completaly.
>> >> Personally I think generic names (like "dock", "files", "music") are
>> mad for
>> >> applications. The most important parts of Pantheon have a unique brand:
>> >> wingpanel, plank, switchboard, noise (UGH!), slingshot, etc.... The
>> only app
>> >> that does not have a so unique brand is Pantheon Terminal. Why debrand
>> >> Marlin like that? Why don't we proprose and vote on a unique name? Why
>> don't
>> >> we just rename it to Tunafish? (ok, I'm joking here!)
>> >>
>> >> Just my opinion.
>> >>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >>
>> >> Andre Santos
>> >>
>> >> On 06-05-2012 21:30, Daniel Foré wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hey guys,
>> >>
>> >> as I'm sure you're well aware, am monkey has decided to stop working on
>> >> Marlin. As you may also be aware, I asked him if we could have the LP
>> >> project back. He never responded. So we decided that we're not waiting
>> >> anymore, we're just gonna take it back finally.
>> >>
>> >> https://code.launchpad.net/pantheon-files
>> >>
>> >> So boom there we go. We took it back.
>> >>
>> >> Best Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Daniel Foré
>> >>
>> >> elementaryos.org
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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