Where does the name “Scribus” derive from ?
When Franz Schmid launched the project, the first working name was “Open Page”, but thought to be too generic. Scribus derives from the latin name of the official writers in Roman times, from which we get scribe or writer. This translates well in to many languages besides English. The German word is schrift, for example. Scribus is pronounced ‘Skry-bus’ long I, like sky.
