Re: [LMMS-devel] the name of our ship!

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On 8/20/08, Paul Giblock <dr...@gm...> wrote:
> Yes. This is a question that pops up every month or so. Usually something
> like:
>
> "Why 'Linux' if it has a Windows port?"  (You can download the Windows
> beta from our website by the way). The reason is because it was
> originally made for Linux. Also, I don't mind if "Linux" stays in the
> title because it is our legacy.
>
> Secondly, "Why 'MultiMedia', if it is only music/sound?" Well, the
> reason for this is beyond me.  I think it was just a poor translation
> on Toby's part (he is German).
>
> However, Now LMMS is fairly well known.  Searching for LMMS brings up
> our page, and we have so much "LMMS" stuff in the code, that a full
> name change is too much of an issue.
>
> Therefore the abbreviation "LMMS" is here for good, like it or not.
> However, if you can make LMMS stand for something more accurate, Toby
> and I will gladly consider your recommendation. For example "LMMS Make
> Marvelous Sounds" or "Linux Multitrack Music Studio" are fairly poor
> examples of what I mean.
>
> -Paul
>
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Ray Rashif <sch...@gm...> wrote:
>> Yeah there was a similar question, or rather comment, a while ago (in the
>> IRC channel maybe?). Frankly I don't see why there needs to be a name
>> change. Naming something with a "GNU" in it doesn't make it more
>> platform-agnostic; it'd still have the GNU smell to it which some people
>> would rather avoid (like those that bitch about KDE's naming scheme).
>>
>> Every kind of software has its own (funny) name. The decision to release a
>> win32 port should be more of a bonus rather than a priority. I guess that
>> is
>> why people are bothered by the "Linux" in LMMS.
>>
>> One very good example for us is LinuxSampler. Why? Because it's also
>> cross-platform despite the name. Don't know about Toby/Paul and the team's
>> stance on this, though.
>>
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