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Re: Luna +1's Name and Some Other Stuff

 

+1.

I want to be able to install Pantheon on any distro.


On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 12:57 AM, A. "Xylon" V. <avlabs314@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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