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Old 07-30-2022, 01:46 PM   #1
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Why Nickel?
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I'm curious why patches and mods to Kobo tend to be called Nickel .
Could someone enlighten me please?
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Old 07-30-2022, 01:55 PM   #2
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Because the main program running on the Kobo is called Nickel.

I know; it doesn't make much cents.

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Old 07-30-2022, 02:57 PM   #3
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I wonder why the main program running on Kobo is called Nickel?
Sorry, ignore that. This could go on for ever.
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Old 07-30-2022, 04:00 PM   #4
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Regarding the mods, the newer ones are named Nickel* due to my NickelHook library (which allows for safer and highly integrated mods), and as PeterT mentioned, it was called that since the reader application is named nickel.

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I wonder why the main program running on Kobo is called Nickel?
Given that the codenames are themed, you'd reasonably expect that the built-in applications would also have a theme, which they do... and it's not elements/metals—it's the -ickel suffix (e.g., fontickel, sickel, pickel, nickel) .
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Old 07-30-2022, 04:19 PM   #5
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Regarding the mods, the newer ones are named Nickel* due to my NickelHook library (which allows for safer and highly integrated mods), and as PeterT mentioned, it was called that since the reader application is named nickel.


Given that the codenames are themed, you'd reasonably expect that the built-in applications would also have a theme, which they do... and it's not elements/metals—it's the -ickel suffix (e.g., fontickel, sickel, pickel, nickel) .
Someone missed a trick if they didn't name the sync and file copying routines pumpernickel then
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Given that the codenames are themed, you'd reasonably expect that the built-in applications would also have a theme, which they do... and it's not elements/metals—it's the -ickel suffix (e.g., fontickel, sickel, pickel, nickel) .
And then there's hindenburg...
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Regarding the mods, the newer ones are named Nickel* due to my NickelHook library (which allows for safer and highly integrated mods), and as PeterT mentioned, it was called that since the reader application is named nickel.


Given that the codenames are themed, you'd reasonably expect that the built-in applications would also have a theme, which they do... and it's not elements/metals—it's the -ickel suffix (e.g., fontickel, sickel, pickel, nickel) .
Haha! Yes I'd have gone for the obvious Metals explanation too
Fascinating stuff though thank you
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