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Re: Geary Naming

 

Yeah, we already have a long thread about it in list archives.

2012/9/19 Andrea Basso <voluntatefaber@xxxxxxxxx>

> I'm not opposed, "Mail" sound good. On the other hand I find it
> inconsistent that we both have general names (like Files, Mail, Terminal,
> etc...) and proper names (like Noise, Scratch, etc...). Using generic names
> may differentiate default apps from third-part ones.
>
>
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:55:45 +0200, Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>  Hey guys,
>>
>> I'd like to propose that in elementary we refer to Geary as "Mail" in
>> Slingshot/Dock/etc. Simply because I feel like "Geary" doesn't really have
>> anything to do with Mail and it's original intention was simply to be a
>> code name.
>>
>> Any objections or strong desire to keep it "Geary"?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Daniel Foré
>>
>> elementaryos.org
>>
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