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GNOME and KDE Devs Wrangle Over 'System Settings' Name

Posted by timothy on from the keyboard-chooser-by-any-other-name dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The developer of the KDE System Settings application has launched a formal complaint against GNOME for renaming 'Control Center' to 'System Settings' in GNOME 3.0. This developer is demanding that GNOME immediately change the name of their control panel area. Developers on both sides are now discussing this act."

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  1. Re:Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    RTFA. The real issue is that duplicating the name is causing system conflicts for those with both installed.

  2. Two menu items with the same name by tepples · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you have two menu items with the same name, how do you decide which to choose? The short-term solution being proposed in the thread is to rename the "System Settings" of whatever desktop is not in use: call GNOME's app "GNOME System Settings" when in a KDE desktop.

    1. Re:Two menu items with the same name by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 4, Informative

      That is precisely how they decided to solve it, to everyone's satisfaction. Nothing to see here anymore, move along.

  3. Re:Usual bit bullshit from Gnome devs by visualight · · Score: 1, Informative

    The choice of name (and the conflict) was intentional. That's my problem with the whole thing.

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  4. Re:Usual bit bullshit from Gnome devs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    and it only collides if you install and use both KDE and Gnome at the same time. so, if I provide you a ditch big enough, will you be so kind and go die in it? thanks.

    Thus spaketh arrogant prick. lesser humanoid, and Gnome Developer Emmanuele Bassi (ebassi@gmail.com) http://live.gnome.org/EmmanueleBassi.

    Olav will be displeased with you, Emmanuele. Guess being a prick precludes you from signing that Gnome Code of Conduct:

    GNOME Code Of Conduct

    Summary

    GNOME creates software for a better world. We achieve this by behaving well towards each other.

    Therefore this document suggests what we consider ideal behaviour, so you know what to expect when getting involved in GNOME. This is who we are and what we want to be. There is no official enforcement of these principles, and this should not be interpreted like a legal document.

    Advice

            Be respectful and considerate:
                    Disagreement is no excuse for poor behaviour or personal attacks. Remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable is not a productive one.
            Be patient and generous:
                    If someone asks for help it is because they need it. Do politely suggest specific documentation or more appropriate venues where appropriate, but avoid aggressive or vague responses such as "RTFM".
            Assume people mean well:
                    Remember that decisions are often a difficult choice between competing priorities. If you disagree, please do so politely.
                    If something seems outrageous, check that you did not misinterpret it. Ask for clarification, but do not assume the worst.
            Try to be concise:
                    Avoid repeating what has been said already. Making a conversation larger makes it difficult to follow, and people often feel personally attacked if they receive multiple messages telling them the same thing.

    Oh BTW dumbfuck, LOTS of Linux users have multiple DE's installed! Typical that you Gnome people can't grasp that simple fact.