On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 12:34 PM, David C. Rankin <drankinatty@...> wrote: > On 03/03/2011 07:28 AM, Ilya Chernykh wrote: <snip> >> Recently I saw in the KDE forum that somebody suggested that Trinity could be >> named "KDE Classic" to empathize the connection with all the KDE heritage and >> history and also underline that it is the true KDE. >> >> I think I should agree that this is reasonable idea. >> >> - It would spare you from re-branding and re-drawing the artwork. >> - KDE is well known desktop and brand. >> - Many KDE3 apps claim they are written for KDE. This may create confusion >> with some users if they use Trinity. >> - Continuous version system (KDE Classic 4 etc vs. Trinity 4). >> - You empathize that KDE3 did not dead, and KDE Classic is the true KDE rather >> than KDE SC 4. >> - Parallels with Mac OS Classic, Windows Classic (a Windows appearance theme) >> terms. >> - You can keep the both names: "KDE Classic by Trinity project" etc. >> >> I thought many times what would happen if the creators of KDE4 named their >> desktop "Plasma" or something and left the brand of KDE to KDE3. I think in >> that case KDE4 would not be so popular because the users would not associate >> it with KDE and perceived only KDE3 as the last true KDE. Indeed the name >> means very much. >> >> >> > > If you look at the openSuSE and kde lists as early as 2008, I thought "KDE > Classic" made sense for kde.org for 4 reasons: > > (1) there was no rational reason for 'abandoning' the kde3 code - it was a > fantastic desktop; > > (2) kde3 and kde4 are not mutually exclusive, they can both exist side-by-side, > > (3) continuing to offer kde3 provided users a 'choice' of kde desktops (which > is what open-source is supposed to be all about), and > > (4) the manpower provided by kde.org required to maintain kde3 was minimal > compared to the requirements of developing the new kde4. > > Basically, it was a "why throw the baby out with the bath water?" issue. > > I think kde.org may be more receptive to this idea now than they were 2 years > ago and this project has proven the kde3 can be maintained and moved into the > future with virtually no resources from kde.org, ...and... to be fair I should > also add a 5th reason it makes sense for kde.org to continue KDE Classic. It > provides them with a fallback: > > (5) "what do we do when kde4 blows up in our face?" A discussion started on another thread on whether to keep the name Trinity Desktop Environment or to rename to KDE Classic. I thought I'd make this discussion a bit more obvious to those who may want to provide input. -- Kris "Piki" Ark Linux Webmaster Trinity Desktop Environment Packager