Re: App Naming Nazi (was: Re: Gstreamer)

[thisguyisi]

[...]
> > What about G for Gsteamer?
> >   
> That's precisely the point. G<something> is commonly used for *GTK* and
> *GNOME* stuff, while K<something> refers to KDE.
>
> So, using G<something>(.app) is misleading [...]
<something>Step(.app), or Step<something>(.app) would
certainly identify the app as a GNUstep (OpenStep-complaint) .app,
avoiding confusion with typical GNOME naming schemes.

However, I think the point about app naming is that the schemes above
seem generic, uninspired, unimaginative, cheezy, ugly, tacky,
<insert favorite derisive adjective here>, to many.

Personally, I just think that the apps should be named in a fashion
that is elegant. One of the defining aspects of the NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP
environments was the elegance and fit of the app's name to its
function. It would be nice if we could keep in the same spirit.

Best Regards,
-Lee