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["Daniel Foré" <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey guys, lets stop bike shedding about the name and maybe talk about development? :p

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On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Kristjan Vool <tictac7x@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The name "Isis" is just simply awful. "Apollo" sounds a lot stronger 
> and better, makes it feel more elementary'sh. If you don't believe me, 
> just spell it out! If "Apollo" is no go, at least lets use "Iris" 
> instead...
> laupäev, 17. august, 2013 - 0:21,Raphael Isemann <teemperor@xxxxxxxxx> 
> kirjutas:
>> Isis is AFAIK used by some people as a synonym for Transpluto, so 
>> a purely hypothetical part of the space-and-stuff-people-group is 
>> also happy with that name. You guys/girls understand? Purely 
>> hypothetical. Hehe... So yes, i applaud for Isis and my great pun.
>> 
>> 
>> 2013/8/16 Avi Romanoff <avi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> As I've said before, +1 for Isis :)
>>> 
>>> I can just hear the multitudes saying "WHAT??? BUT I THOUGHT THE 
>>> NAMING SCHEME WAS BASED ON PLANTS AND SPACE AND STUFF!"
>>> 
>>> It will be good to set the record straight ;)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Allen Lowe <lallenlowe@xxxxxxxxx> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> Isis sounds great to me!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:50 PM, A. "Xylon" V. 
>>>> <avlabs314@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Just to clarify on my last mail, Iris is the Greek Goddess of the 
>>>>> Rainbow. And, well, elementary is colourful :)
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 16, 2013 8:45 PM, "A. "Xylon" V." <avlabs314@xxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> I don't like isis. What about Iris?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Aug 16, 2013 8:33 PM, "Albert Abril" <albert.abril@xxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi all, 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'm new at the maillist, 
>>>>>>> but just wanna say that I like a lot the name of Isis.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Bests,
>>>>>>> Albert.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 16 August 2013 21:27, Cassidy James 
>>>>>>> <cassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I like the sound of Isis. :)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> Cassidy James
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Sent from elementary OS.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Mario Guerriero 
>>>>>>>> <mefrio.g@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Isis is fine for me.
>>>>>>>>> —
>>>>>>>>> Sent from Mailbox for iPhone
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 9:15 PM, alienus <alienus@xxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Yes, the codename is great, and thanks for the other news.
>>>>>>>>>> All seems very good.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Keep up the good work.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Best regards.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> --alienus
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Le 16/08/2013 21:13, Alfredo Hernández a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>> > +1 for Isis, it feels completely right for elementaryOS.
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > On 16 Aug 2013 21:09, "Daniel Foré" 
>>>>>>>>>> <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>>> > <mailto:daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > Hey dudes (and hopefully a few dudettes these days),
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > First of all, congratulations to all of you on 100k+ 
>>>>>>>>>> downloads in
>>>>>>>>>> > the first week. That is freaking killer. We're getting rave 
>>>>>>>>>> reviews
>>>>>>>>>> > and (despite bug #1 being closed) we keep hearing from tons 
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> > people that are first-time Linux users coming from Windows 
>>>>>>>>>> and Mac
>>>>>>>>>> > OS. If you haven't been in contact with this positive 
>>>>>>>>>> energy yet, I
>>>>>>>>>> > encourage you to hit up youtube for an ego boost. Now down 
>>>>>>>>>> to business!
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > I'm writing to announce the codename of the next elementary 
>>>>>>>>>> release:
>>>>>>>>>> > "Wanking Wallaby"
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > Jk. What is this, Ubuntu?
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > I'm leaning strongly towards "Isis" for this one. It's 
>>>>>>>>>> short (2
>>>>>>>>>> > syllables), should be generally pretty easy to pronounce, 
>>>>>>>>>> etc. Isis
>>>>>>>>>> > is the egyptian mother god of the throne, "friend of slaves,
>>>>>>>>>> > sinners, artisans, and the downtrodden". You can read up 
>>>>>>>>>> more about
>>>>>>>>>> > her here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > Munchor says I should go full Hitler and not allow any 
>>>>>>>>>> arguments,
>>>>>>>>>> > but if you think the name totally sucks you can definitely 
>>>>>>>>>> say that.
>>>>>>>>>> > If not, let's go with it! (And even if so, we'll probably 
>>>>>>>>>> still go
>>>>>>>>>> > with it!)
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > Also, I think in general most of us think it would be the 
>>>>>>>>>> best idea
>>>>>>>>>> > to release Isis (see, I'm already going with it) as closely 
>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>> > possible to Ubuntu 14.04. We have a lot to prove about our 
>>>>>>>>>> ability
>>>>>>>>>> > to provide updates in a timely manner and we're getting some
>>>>>>>>>> > negative feedback from developers/nerds about our 12.04 
>>>>>>>>>> base. So
>>>>>>>>>> > let's address that and make sure that elementary is the 
>>>>>>>>>> best open
>>>>>>>>>> > platform for both users and developers (and I guess nerds 
>>>>>>>>>> too).
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > Cody is currently working on updating Congrego to spit out 
>>>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>>> > super bleeding edge Saucy-based builds. If any of you are 
>>>>>>>>>> already on
>>>>>>>>>> > Saucy, you know how broken Pantheon currently is. 
>>>>>>>>>> Indicators and
>>>>>>>>>> > Plugs are huge problems that we need to address. We're 
>>>>>>>>>> considering
>>>>>>>>>> > moving both of these into lib peas plugins for Wingpanel and
>>>>>>>>>> > Switchboard (respectively). Any feedback on that plan is 
>>>>>>>>>> very welcome.
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > In general, the first priority for Isis is going to be 
>>>>>>>>>> updating all
>>>>>>>>>> > of our apps to compile/run with the latest libraries. You 
>>>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>>>> > know that Midori with the latest webkitGTK is amazing. I'm 
>>>>>>>>>> working
>>>>>>>>>> > on porting eGtk and it's going pretty swell. You should 
>>>>>>>>>> also know
>>>>>>>>>> > that all the fancy libaccounts stuff is now available for 
>>>>>>>>>> someone to
>>>>>>>>>> > start playing with so we can get sweet online integration. 
>>>>>>>>>> I believe
>>>>>>>>>> > that Clutter with the touch-related bits is also available 
>>>>>>>>>> so that
>>>>>>>>>> > is also very exciting for those of use that have a 
>>>>>>>>>> multi-touch
>>>>>>>>>> > trackpad available.
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > Anyways, let's get rolling on this cycle. We have 8 months 
>>>>>>>>>> to become
>>>>>>>>>> > even more awesome.
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > For the greater glorification of our Holy Mother Isis,
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > Daniel Foré
>>>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>>>> > elementaryos.org <http://elementaryos.org>
>>>>>>>>>> > 
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