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Re:Ubuntu Unity usability testing results and analysis by cookiecaper on Friday April 15, 2011 @01:06AM (#2449502)
"Gnumeric" at least has something to do with the task, and "KSpread" is basically "spreadsheet"
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Re:Ubuntu Unity usability testing results and analysis by nl on Friday April 15, 2011 @02:37AM (#2449647)
Gnumeric only makes sense if you know how to pronounce "gnu".
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Re:Ubuntu Unity usability testing results and analysis by SpookyAction on Friday April 15, 2011 @06:21AM (#2450014)
That's one thing that always bugged me about Linux desktops. I've been using Linux as my desktop OS since Debian 2.0 and the naming convention tendencies of desktop environments are counterintuitive to non-Linux users. The uninitiated just don't know what GNU is or the differences between KDE and GNOME, other than how they look and feel. If Linux desktops are aiming for usability, naming everything Gnusomething, Ksomesomthing or Gsomething is just a poor choice for application names.
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Re:Ubuntu Unity usability testing results and analysis by rm445 on Sunday April 17, 2011 @08:17AM (#2456007)
Really? Someone who said 'Gee-numeric', or who just assumed the 'G' is silent, would get the gist of it.
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