Re: [Speed-dreams-devel] Open Wheel categories : we need to define a naming convention now

[Sebastian H. <bat...@go...>]

Hi all,

I just read in the summary of the last meeting that the naming scheme is
now fixed on MP1, MP2 etc.

Excuse me to restart this disscussion but I think it's important.
I don't agree to the opinion that "the trade name has nothing to do with
a racing series, so it's ok".
I still don't think that this is a good idea. I agree that it's
impossible to create an abbrevation that is not used. But I think it is
_absolutely_ possible to avoid combinations of two letters and a number
(such as mp3) which are so well-known and rights reserved by such
powerful companies!
two letters+number gives us 26²*10 possibilities which is 6 760, if we
used three letters, we even have 175 760 possibilities. I think we
really shoud avoid MP3 and MP4.
My idea would be:
MP A, MP B, MP C, MP D etc.
or
MP10
MP20
or if you like this more:
MP 11
MP 12
MP 13

One more idea:

Formula 1 = MP 10
Formula 2 = MP 9
etc.

etc.
JUST NOT MP3!
Or why not 
MP I
MP II
MP III
MP IV

I think this is not preserved by anyone, at least it is not as
absolutely the same thing like a preserved name (MP3). It would keep our
naming scheme but would avoid using a preserved sequence of characters.

Cheers,
Sebastian

Am Donnerstag, den 27.05.2010, 23:16 +0200 schrieb Sebastian Heni:
> i like the idea of S1 and US1, some kind of wordplay again.
> cheers,
> sebastian
> 
> 2010/5/27 Kristóf Kály-Kullai <ka...@gm...>
>         Hello to all,
>         
>         As for legal issues, I think as long as the abbreviations are
>         not used for any racing series or racing game, we are fine. I
>         guess it is basically impossible to find a 1 or letter
>         combination which is nowhere used (maybe OW or other bad
>         sounding ones:), but if it is used for soap, clothes, beer or
>         file format, we can use it. As for mp3, I think it is not a
>         big problem, especially if at places we use the full Monoposto
>         name, at other places just the abbreviation MP-{any number}.
>         
>         Americar is used by a car part company and was the name of an
>         old car, so yes, that is on the border of fair use, so maybe
>         MPA is better from this point of view.
>         
>         Cheers,
>         Kristof
>         
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