I don't know. It's the name of a piece of IKEA furniture. http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S79887609/
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Simon MacDonald <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually the umlat was a joke. To me an umlat conjures up images of > 1970's and 80's hair metal bands so I'd say leave it out. Apache > Heimdall sounds good to me too. > > Simon Mac Donald > http://hi.im/simonmacdonald > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Laurent Hasson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Was looking at those too a few days ago... You need to consider ease of >> spelling for people and easy searchability, so the umlat is cute, but hard >> to type for most people I expect :) >> >> But otherwise, +1 on the idea. That's exactly the type of name we need. >> >> >> Thank you >> ------------------------------------------------ >> - LDH (Laurent Hasson) - >> - Technical Director, BlackBerry Web Platform - >> - Research In Motion - >> - Email: [email protected] - >> - Mobile: 646-460-7066 - >> ------------------------------------------------ >> "Ha ha ha... He doesn't know how to use the three seashells!" - Erwin >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Christian Grobmeier [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 12:27 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: finding a new name that isn't PhoneGap >> >> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Simon MacDonald >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> However, I would be remiss not to push my own suggestion one more >>> time. I'd go with Apache Bifröst (complete with umlat). The Bifröst is >>> a bridge in Norse mythos that connects Midgard (Earth) with Asgard >>> (realm of the gods). In our connotation it would connect the native >>> layer (Earth) with the web layer (realm of the gods). >> >> I am a huge fan of norther mythology and therefore love this suggestion. >> >> But one needs to consider that a trojan horse has been called Bifröst too: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bifrost_(trojan_horse) >> >> Other spellings are Bilröst, Beberast and Ásbrú. >> >> What comes to mind is the Ase Heimdall is protecting this bridge. >> Probably Apache Heimdall would make another good one. >> >> Cheers >> Christian >> >>> >>> Simon Mac Donald >>> http://hi.im/simonmacdonald >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 5:29 AM, Viras <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> For all cordoba fans you maybe should google for cordoba 1978 ;). >>>> >>>> In general I would avoid a place name for use as a brand, since it is >>>> already a "brand" by definition. >>>> In addition taking a look at geonames and searching for cordoba reveals >>>> many similar place names: >>>> http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=cordoba&country= >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Wolfgang >>>> >>>> Am 03.11.2011 09:45, schrieb Bertrand Delacretaz: >>>>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Jesse MacFadyen <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> +1 for Gastown. That's a great name. >>>>> >>>>> Except that many french-speaking people will inevitably think of >>>>> http://www.gastonlagaffe.com/ - a comic about a stupid (and funny) >>>>> office worker named Gaston Lagaffe, which means something like "Gaston >>>>> Mishap". >>>>> >>>>> -Bertrand >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> GOFG - Get On Fat Guy >>>> http://www.gofg.at/ - powered by PhoneGap >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.grobmeier.de >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This transmission (including any attachments) may contain confidential >> information, privileged material (including material protected by the >> solicitor-client or other applicable privileges), or constitute non-public >> information. Any use of this information by anyone other than the intended >> recipient is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, >> please immediately reply to the sender and delete this information from your >> system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this >> transmission by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful. >> >
