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Free software has some glib naming conventions (feddit.uk)

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Compared to how Microsoft names things, FOSS naming is harmless on average.

Think of them naming the gaming app on Windows PCs "Xbox", or the distinction between "VS Code" and "Visual Studio Code", or "edit" (msedit), etc etc

[–] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 days ago

Outlook (new) classic new new final (7). Teams (personal). Multiple products with wildly different appreance and somewhat different functionality. And then the whole 365-environment naming, starting from the platform itself.

[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I've always despised their naming schemes. I always thought I'd they ever started a car company they'd name their vehicle make as "car".

At least Xbox is original but now I'm sitting here wondering if they bought it off a small outfit