GNU bug report logs - #45838
website: Add a Cuirass page.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:56:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 45838 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Luis Felipe <luis.felipe.la <at> protonmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>,
 "45838 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <45838 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#45838: website: Add a Cuirass page.
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:08:59 +0000
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 3:06 PM, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Luis Felipe luis.felipe.la <at> protonmail.com skribis:
>
> > -   For accessibility, every use of the name "Cuirass" should indicate the language is french (if the word does not exist in English). For example: <span lang="fr">Cuirass</span>. This way capable screen readers use the appropriate pronunciation.
>
> Cuirass is an English word (of French/Latin ascendance I suppose).

Oh, the Merriam-Webster has this word. I used the Cambridge dictionary, which does not list it. Thanks.


> That said, it’s almost universally disliked and switching names is one
> of the recurring topics at FOSDEM. :-) Changing names is hard though,
> so perhaps in the meantime the web page could just make the name less
> prominent?

If even more people dislike the name, I think it is a good time to consider alternatives before introducing a new image for the project.

Don't worry about the current logo. It can be modified or redone.







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