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xeco23 / WasIstLos

An unofficial WhatsApp desktop application for Linux.
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Rename the application #399

Open rijnhard opened 2 months ago

rijnhard commented 2 months ago

Description The app has been delisted from Flathub

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to 'flathub'
  2. See the error

Expected behavior Should not be delisted

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Pryka commented 2 months ago

It won't come back unless some changes are made - https://github.com/flathub/com.github.eneshecan.WhatsAppForLinux/issues/14

winstonma commented 2 months ago

Does it mean that the name of the app need to be changed in order to get back to flathub?

James-Oakley commented 2 months ago

Looking at the linked issue, I can see that @eneshecan doesn't wish to rename the app. I'm wondering why renaming it is so bad that delisting would be preferred.

goldyfruit commented 2 months ago

On my side, if the application is not listed on Flathub then I'm not gonna use it anymore (which will be a shame).

xeco23 commented 2 months ago

I am not completely against renaming but it needs a bit of time and effort which I don't have these days. Yet I am also unable to come up with a good name. If you guys can propose a good name, we can rename it :) After that, it would be nice to have someone maintaining the flatpak package again.

rijnhard commented 2 months ago

Can copy what the teams app did?

Portal for WhatsApp?

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I am not completely against renaming but it needs a bit of time and effort which I don't have these days. Yet I am also unable to come up with a good name. If you guys can propose a good name, we can rename it :) After that, it would be nice to have someone maintaining the flatpak package again.

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colonia-duck commented 2 months ago

I second the name 'Portal for WhatsApp'.

xeco23 commented 1 month ago

I second the name 'Portal for WhatsApp'.

Well, I think this also goes against the naming policy of flatpak since it includes WhatsApp. We need something more creative.

colonia-duck commented 1 month ago

Well, I think this also goes against the naming policy of flatpak since it includes WhatsApp. We need something more creative.

ah yes that maybe a problem.

rijnhard commented 1 month ago

@bbhtt @barthalion would "Portal for WhatsApp" be acceptable?

bbhtt commented 1 month ago

Yes that's fine although preferably you can come up with your own distinct name like Whatsie or Youp which would be even better.

The other issue is having its own distinct icon https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eneshecan/whatsapp-for-linux/master/resource/image/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/com.github.eneshecan.WhatsAppForLinux.png looks like a recoloured version of the official icon.

See the icon included in https://about.meta.com/brand/resources/whatsapp/whatsapp-brand/ -> Glyph -> Digital -> SVG -> Green for comparison.

stklcode commented 1 week ago

Suggestion: Rebuild a balloon out of two simple shapes and add a keyboard instead of phone icon (the "app" is designed to use on computers, not phones) and keep the green:

icon icon icon icon-attention icon-attention icon-attention



I don't really like the pale color (but that's personal taste), so maybe switch LimeGreen ...

icon-attention icon-attention icon-attention icon icon icon



For reference, the original WhatsApp logo a same scale

WhatsApp WhatsApp WhatsApp



Feel free to use either (of the custom versions of course) at project license. I can push a PR replacing the current PNG version if desired.

(I am neither a designer nor a trademarks expert, just an attempt to maybe get some movement in here)

rijnhard commented 1 week ago

Re the name, just to avoid containing WhatsApp.

I think is @eneshecan is fine with living in the grey area then Portal for WhatsApp with the new icon.

And we ready to rock.

eylenburg commented 2 days ago

Would another alternative be to host a Flatpak "repo" (with just 1 app) yourself? It would still be useful for people on Flatpak-first systems like Fedora Atomic or OpenSUSE MicroOS.

stklcode commented 1 day ago

No capacity to change the name, but host another repo... :thinking:

Besides that, the actual issue is trademark rights / usage terms of the name WhatsApp and logo and this would apply if hosted on a different repository, just shifts the accountability.

xeco23 commented 1 day ago

Okay, I renamed the app to WasIstLos since I didn't want to wait anymore, and it had been in my mind for quite a while. Please consider reporting some forgotten things or creating a PR.

Anyone is welcome to submit a flatpak repo and maintain it. Please refer to the old repo: https://github.com/flathub/com.github.eneshecan.WhatsAppForLinux.

xeco23 commented 1 day ago

Suggestion: Rebuild a balloon out of two simple shapes and add a keyboard instead of phone icon (the "app" is designed to use on computers, not phones) and keep the green: icon icon icon icon-attention icon-attention icon-attention

I don't really like the pale color (but that's personal taste), so maybe switch LimeGreen ... icon-attention icon-attention icon-attention icon icon icon

For reference, the original WhatsApp logo a same scale WhatsApp WhatsApp WhatsApp

Feel free to use either (of the custom versions of course) at project license. I can push a PR replacing the current PNG version if desired.

(I am neither a designer nor a trademarks expert, just an attempt to maybe get some movement in here)

Thanks a lot! I will replace the icons soon, but still, please feel free to create a PR.