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

I thought Jupiter was Roman and Zeus was greek? But anyway, the priority is
clearly to get everything working on Saucy, and then do the stuff that the
feature freeze didn't let us do. This includes removing X dependencies and
moving away from Ubuntu dependant stuff.
On Aug 16, 2013 10:51 PM, "Cameron Norman" <camerontnorman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> But Jupiter is Greek! I was hoping for settling on one group of deities as
> well, but honestly I do not think it matters any more.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Harvey Cabaguio <harveycabaguio@xxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
>> I thought the naming scheme was Roman deities, not deities in general?
>> Like Pantheon is the home of the roman gods right?
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 4:43 PM, A. "Xylon" V. <avlabs314@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> 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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