Bug 489989

Summary:	Do not start all application names with letter K
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	quanticcpu2100
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	akselmo, kde, kde
Priority:	NOR
Version:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Attachments:	screenshot

Description quanticcpu2100 2024-07-09 17:59:08 UTC

Created attachment 171508 [details]
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A vicious pleonasm that needs to be removed and rethought.

A bunch of programs starting with the letter K it's sounds like KKKK a Brazilian way of smiling on the internet.
Some programs like Kdenlive, Kate, Kamoso or KDE partition manager sounds good but why plasma need a KAlarm and not just an Alarm or Organizer, Mail Client, CharSelect, Mahjongg, Mines, Patient, ... ?
I think these are old concepts that are still dragging on in an environment that has become more modern where vicious pleonasms no longer fit.
I hope developers can see and re-evaluate this issue as I don't see in other operating systems the need to reaffirm the name of the desktop environment in program names.

Screenshot: https://ibb.co/VNyFmFh

Best regards,

Comment 1 David Redondo 2024-07-12 12:43:02 UTC

This is not actionable and we have many applications that do not follow this pattern.