Quoting Gregory John Casamento <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Richard, > > > > --- Richard Fillion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nice story, much respect to anyone who knows shit like that. > > > > Unfortunately this is EXACTLY what's wrong with Gorm (or is it GORM > > cause it's an acronym?) as a name. > > It's usually written "Gorm", but it is an acronym for GNUstep Object > Relationship Modeller. > > > "Bluetooth" _is_ a cool name. > > Why? Cause it's just a technology, and like ports on the back of > > computers, it needs a name to distinguish it from other > > technologies. It's catchy, and there are only a few big computer > > technologies for users to remember. Bluetooth, Firewire, DVI, USB, > > etc.. > > > > Saying "Gorm is fine cause Bluetooth has been successful as a name" > > or even "GIMP" like was previously mentioned isn't doing yourselves a > > favor. > > > > GNUstep is _really_ freaking cool (I'm neutral about the name, I mean > > the project). You guys are in denial of two things though : A) Looks > > matter, and B) Names matter. I'm not even going to go into A) as > > it's been argued to death. Lets just look at names here. > > I don't think anyone is in denial about looks anymore. Also, since I posed > the > question, I don't think we're in denial about names either. > > > ProjectCenter : Beautiful name, gives you an idea of what this is. > > You're managing some type of project with it. > > > > Gorm, or should I say GNUstep Object Relationship Modeler. I know > > that acronyms are big in FOSS land, but honestly, this is an > > abortion. "GIMP" at least sounds funny. A gorm, wtf is a gorm? > > WTF is a GIMP?
I must agree that Gimp sounds somewhat funnier, but I don't consider that to be so much of an advantage. And also, Gorm is a tool for developers = people who don't care much about having their desktop decorated with enough pink, but instead just want to get the job done. > > Sure it does more than building interfaces, but its main purpose, > > what makes people want to begin using it, is designing GUIs for > > GNUstep applications. Heck even "Relation Modeler" would be a step > > up if you ask me. Interface Creator, anything really would be better > > than Gorm. > > Thanks for your input, I'll take it under consideration. > > > Next up: *switches keyboard languages* Étoilé. I'm french, and that > > may technically be a word, but somehow I doubt that the people who > > this is aimed towards are all french. How is this pronounced in > > english? > > Just the same as it is in French. :) Uh, oh, I must admit I, on the other hand, have absolutely no clue about how it's prononounced correctly. Am I supposed to read the E's long because of the accents? Am I supposed to read the trailing 'e' or just let the word end at 'l'? And should I also join the "i" with the following letter and read the "l" much softer than I would in English? I'm quite puzzled by that name. _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list Discuss-gnustep@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
