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Comment by zavulon | Hacker News Reader

... this could be a great idea, but using language like that helps ensure Linux desktop will never get to the mainstream.

I understand this is a codename/prototype, but this has gotten out to the blogosphere. Can you imagine Apple or Microsoft calling their features "Code Name Poopy Diaper"?

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Linux doesn't need to be any more mainstream than it already is. Coding for open source projects is fun because we can forget about formalities and pissing contests.

Did KDE become less fun when it went from being the Kool Desktop Environment to the K Desktop Environment?

Yeah, naming has never been free software's strong point. I had a hard time understanding what it was until I read the pdf in the linked blog post. Hopefully by the time the idea is fleshed out and presented to a more mainstream audience there will be a better explanation of what it is and no sign of the poor code name left.

It's Gnome, not Apple. Their success and/or continued existence is not predicated on secrecy, message control, and surprise announcements.

Besides, `task pooper' is whimsical, not offensive.

Poop is shit. Most people find shit disgusting.

The English language is not short of words, so I'm sure they could have found a better name. Like, idunno, Task Wilted Lettuce, or Task Slightly Dirty Underwear, or Task Dull And Boring.

an you imagine Apple or Microsoft calling their features "Code Name Poopy Diaper"?

Nope, but I can't imagine them writing software worth using, either. Maybe I am just unimaginative though.

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