Re: [tdf-discuss] Name Change for LibreOffice Applications

Now, will there be an official statement from the LibreOffice leaders
about a name change?

Am Montag, den 13.12.2010, 08:44 +0100 schrieb Jonathan Aquilina:
> That is the intention in the end if im not mistaken. Correct me if im wrong.
>
> On 12/13/2010 12:03 AM, Valter Mura wrote:
> > In data martedì 07 dicembre 2010 18:27:35, Mirek M. ha scritto:
> >
> > > 2010/12/7 Samuel Mehrbrodt<s.mehrbrodt@googlemail.com>
> > >
> > > > Today there was an announcement that KOffice got a new name (Calligra)
> > > > and they also renamed some of the Applications. "KWord" became "Words",
> > > > "KSpread" became "Tables" and "KPresenter" was renamed to "Stages".
> > > >
> > > > I was wondering whether such a name change has been considered for the
> > > > LibreOffice Applications. The point is that I don't really like the
> > > > current names. I'm not a Name Designer, but Writer, Calc and Impress
> > > > don't really sound good in my ears and I would even say that most people
> > > > using OpenOffice would not know the names of the Applications they are
> > > > using, only that it's OpenOffice.
> > > >
> > > > If LibreOffice changed the names of the Applications shipping, that
> > > > might also help people to differentiate between OpenOffice and
> > > > LibreOffice in Future.
> > > >
> > > > Here a comparison of the names of text processing, spreadsheet and
> > > > presentation program of six Office Suites:
> > > >
> > > > MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
> > > > Apple iWork: Pages, Numbers, Keynote
> > > > Calligra(former KOffice): Words, Tables, Stages
> > > > Softmaker Office: Textmaker, Planmaker, Presentations
> > > > Corel WordPerfect Office: WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Presentations
> > > > OpenOffice.org: Writer, Calc, Impress
> > > >
> > > > I think MS Office, iWork and now Calligra have the best names for their
> > > > applications. It's easy to spell and easy to remember.
> > > > I would like to hear what everyone else is thinking about changing names
> > > > for LibreOffice applications.
> > I like the idea, it could be an idea, above all to achieve more personality.
> > AFAIK, currently LIbreOffice could be considered simply a "clone" of OOo, only
> > with some cosmetic changes.
> >
> > Starting form the base, OOo, LIbò should become an autonomous, unique software
> > being, and the names are very, very important.
> >
> > Ciao



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