Create Task
Maniphest T12827

Codename for each Plasma release
Closed, InvalidPublic
Actions

Description

All releases of Plasma don't have a codenames, it feels that it's don't have a individuality, why not to start using a codenames of releases on Plasma 6 branch? Just need to determine the theme of codenames, for example, it could be to Art theme, it could name of Music Album, it may be in honor to Artist, Films Creator or Musician, even to use the names of specific works (for example Picture Name or Name of Song).

Here a couple of examples:

Plasma 6.0 "Discovery" (like the album by Daft Punk)

Plasma 6.1 "Bowie" (like David Bowie)

Related Objects
Search...

StatusAssignedTask
 OpenNoneT12538 Some ideas for KDE Plasma 6
 InvalidNoneT12827 Codename for each Plasma release
ndavis added a subscriber: ndavis.EditedMar 16 2020, 7:42 PM

Not a fan of using codenames because it's a lot harder to remember when they were released and in what order. I'll just keep referring to them by their version number even if we agree to this.

I think our releases are too frequent for it to make sense to give them a sense if individuality. I also think our release schedule is fine as it is.

We should avoid using names that could get us in legal trouble.

ngraham added a subscriber: ngraham.Mar 16 2020, 8:23 PM

I don't have strong feelings but agree that our very fast release cycle maybe is not the best suited for codenames. For Ubuntu versions that do have codenames, I never remember the mapping to codename to version and trying just imposes some mental overhead.

• ghost34 added a comment.Mar 16 2020, 8:42 PM
In T12827#223630, @ngraham wrote:

I don't have strong feelings but agree that our very fast release cycle maybe is not the best suited for codenames. For Ubuntu versions that do have codenames, I never remember the mapping to codename to version and trying just imposes some mental overhead.

How about the LTS versions?

ndavis added a comment.Mar 16 2020, 8:45 PM
In T12827#223632, @KonqiDragon wrote:
In T12827#223630, @ngraham wrote:

I don't have strong feelings but agree that our very fast release cycle maybe is not the best suited for codenames. For Ubuntu versions that do have codenames, I never remember the mapping to codename to version and trying just imposes some mental overhead.

How about the LTS versions?

Maybe, but I'd like to avoid encouraging users to use only LTS releases of Plasma. Most people do not need or really even benefit from LTS and having a lot of users on older versions is bad.

• ghost34 closed this task as Invalid.Mar 17 2020, 9:31 AM