[gfalcao]

Yakuake is what inspired Guake. I wanted to use Yakuake without needing to install libqt in my machine.

[singlow]

Maybe, but the original inspiration was the tilde shortcut for opening the console in the Quake game, hence the names.

[jawr]

I think he knows why it’s called that :)

[singlow]

Ha - first time I read it I didn't pick up that he was the author :P