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["A. \"Xylon\" V." <avlabs314@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm actually warming to Isis. I mean, we'll get used to it no matter what
name it is.

Atleast its not as bad as Saucy Salamander
On Aug 16, 2013 10:39 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* <http://elementaryos.org/>.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Mario Guerriero <mefrio.g@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Isis is fine for me.
>>>>>>>> —
>>>>>>>> Sent from Mailbox <https://www.dropbox.com/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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