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Re: [LMMS-devel] [Lmms-users] New name for LMMS
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From: Tres F. <tre...@gm...> - 2015-09-14 16:42:07
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Another idea... Latido. The Spanish translation is "Beat, throb". It is a conjunction of the chord-learning solfeggio, i.e. > DO RE MI FA SO *LA TI [DO]* - Tre...@gm... On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Tres Finocchiaro < tre...@gm...> wrote: > Do you think we should first start a pull about having either a short name >> or a longer name with a good acronym? > > > No. We've been down this road too many times to start misleading people. > When the right name comes up, you'll know it (much like our logo). When > the time is right, the name will be liked by most everyone. > > -Tres > > - Tre...@gm... > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:31 PM, DeRobyJ <de...@gm...> wrote: > >> Yea that's a good strategy to find a great name. >> But you compared 3 different things: >> - LMMS is a name hiding an acronym >> - VLC is an acronym >> - While Firefox is a name, or Open Tracks Studio is a name (and you may >> call it OTS, which is close to OST, Official Sound Track, so it's quite >> easy to remember too, I think) >> >> I find VLC easy to remember thanks to its logo. I don't know why. >> Seriously. I may find one of those things on the highway and call it "a >> VLC". >> >> Unison seems easy too (even tho I just had to read the mail again to read >> it) >> But if we end calling it Unison Studio... well... it's "US". >> Firefox isn't called "MF" tho... >> >> >> Do you think we should first start a pull about having either a short >> name or a longer name with a good acronym? >> >> >> >> >> >> Il 14/09/2015 18:21, Tres Finocchiaro ha scritto: >> >> What sparked the recent idea was watching "XBMC" change to "Kodi". >> >> I still think something like "Open Tracks Studio" could be an option >> >> >> I feel it is a bit too long. I remember when "GAIM" switched to "Pidgin" and >> I thought it was ingenious given the logo (which is a pun, if you didn't >> know) in addition to the actual word "Pidgin" (not to be confused with >> "Pigeon") which gives it meaning. >> >> Firefox was once called the Mozilla Navigator (or more commonly installed >> as part of the Mozilla Suite) and has a nice ring to it. >> >> I think balancing a short name (pronounceable too, right?), a memorable >> name and a name that means something is the key. >> >> >> - LMMS is short. >> - LMMS is PARTIALLY memorable >> - LMMS is NOT easy to pronounce. >> - LMMS only PARTIALLY means something. >> >> >> I even find "Gimp" to work for the 3 bullet points. >> >> But then you have something like VLC: >> >> - VLC is short >> - VLC is easy to pronounce >> - VLC is memorable (for some strange reason, no one forgets its name) >> - VLC stands for "Video LAN Client" (hardly what it is used for), so >> the name is PARTIALLY valid like ours. >> >> >> >> >> >> - Tre...@gm... >> >> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:04 PM, DeRobyJ <de...@gm...> wrote: >> >>> Well... I do like Unison (I wouldn't recommend Dawsonite tho, it's hard >>> to say for latin-like languages native speakers like me). >>> I still think something like "Open Tracks Studio" could be an option, >>> but changing the name right now is quite a bad idea, we just reached 1.1 >>> version... >>> >>> We could, like, wait some years, and then, after the community grows >>> (there is no way it won't grow) make a public pull about a new name. >>> >>> We may find the perfect name in the meantime... >>> >>> >>> Talking about names... Do you find it hard to say "Cortana" or "Siri"? >>> They're read as I would read them in Italian, I wonder why would they >>> choose these names for a global service. Are they easy to say for any >>> language native speaker? >>> >>> ~DeRobyJ >>> >>> >>> >>> Il 14/09/2015 17:43, Ian Sannar ha scritto: >>> >>> Reading through Rob's post (from 2010) he mentions the name "Unison". >>> I think "Unison Studio" sounds nice. >>> >>> But, you know, renaming and all... difficult. >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Tres Finocchiaro < >>> <tre...@gm...>tre...@gm...> wrote: >>> >>>> I just came across the word "Dawsonite", which conveniently has the >>>> word "DAW" in it. :) Just wanted to share. >>>> >>>> Yes, this email thread is originally from 2010. :) No, I don't think >>>> it's wise to rename the software, just food for thought. :) >>>> >>>> *noun* An orthorhombic mineral, hydrous sodium aluminum carbonate, >>>>> NaAlCO 3 (OH) 2, with a vitreous luster, occurring as white blade-shaped >>>>> crystals: mined as an ore of aluminum. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -Tres >>>> >>>> - <Tre...@gm...>Tre...@gm... >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Kevin < <oct...@gm...> >>>> oct...@gm...> wrote: >>>> >>>>> oh! I like Rob's suggestions! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 09:40, Rob < <sou...@ku...> >>>>> sou...@ku...> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday 05 August 2010 01:03, D.e.L. wrote: >>>>>> > - Free Sound Foundry/Factory (F.S.F.) :D >>>>>> > - Barrel Binary ( refer to Barrel Organ ) >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, as long as we're throwing out our LMMS naming ideas, here are >>>>>> mine. >>>>>> I think I submitted them to one of the developers maybe a year ago, >>>>>> but >>>>>> can't find the email now, just the text file I was keeping them in. I >>>>>> wonder if there's still a point, though, since Unison is a nice name >>>>>> and it >>>>>> sounds like it'll make LMMS obsolete eventually. >>>>>> >>>>>> "Autonomy", because >>>>>> - Like other popular Linux audio tools, it's an abstract noun >>>>>> starting with "A" >>>>>> - LMMS has always been more capable as an "all-in-one", >>>>>> self-contained tool than other programs like it >>>>>> - The word evokes independence and rugged individualism >>>>>> - The word also contains "auto" at the beginning, reflecting >>>>>> how much work LMMS does for the user >>>>>> >>>>>> "Ambition", because >>>>>> - Like other popular Linux audio tools, it's an abstract noun >>>>>> starting with "A" >>>>>> - Ambition is a desirable quality for a musician, and is something >>>>>> LMMS will not stand in the way of, unlike some other tools >>>>>> - The word also sounds like "ambience" and "audition" >>>>>> >>>>>> "Audibility", because >>>>>> - Like other popular Linux audio tools, it's an abstract noun >>>>>> starting with "A" >>>>>> - The word is a nice cross between "audio" and "ability" >>>>>> - It has one more syllable than "Audacity" but is still catchy ;) >>>>>> >>>>>> "Freelance", because >>>>>> - It has "free" in the name >>>>>> - It has the connotation of independence and many musicians would >>>>>> describe themselves with it >>>>>> - It's not an abstract noun starting with A, if that bugged you >>>>>> >>>>>> Rob >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> LMMS-devel mailing list >>>> LMM...@li... >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LMMS-devel mailing lis...@li...https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LMMS-devel mailing list >>> LMM...@li... >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >>> >>> >> >> > |