I think when it comes down to it, we must give a strong preferential to the
core developer. He started the whole thing and named it what it was, it
would be a little cruel for us to take off and name it something wildly
different to what he'd envisioned. He's put in the hard hours, he gets to
ultimately choose - in my opinion. =)
Kind regards,
Sam Duff
On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 4:28 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hello,
> I get your points and I admit I have no real argument against
> non-descriptive names.
>
> I liked the "funny abbreviation" thing.
> I submit another name for a vote/pros-and-cons-discussion: HoT, Hall of
> Tones.
> It gives me the sensation of a large space with tones (sounds) coming from
> different direction, giving to the composer the ability to tweak them
> individually and then the sensation of the ensemble, just like an orchestra.
>
> However if you like the recursive abbreviation thing, we can come up with
> something, since "hot" is a very common adjective...
> I don't know... "Hot O... T..."
> "Hot Open Timbre" for example, but I don't like it.
>
>
> For the vote, I'm ok with it, but I would let some more time pass: we may
> find the perfect name and needn't have done the vote...
>
>
>
>
> Il 17/01/2014 17:24, Tobiasz Karoń ha scritto:
>
> Could you explain what benefits do you see of having a descriptive name
> (as opposed to a non-descriptive one)?
>
> I think that descriptive names tend to sound bad and boring, unless they
> form a funny abbreviation (like "GIMP" or "GNU").
>
> Maybe it'd be a good direction to join both types:
> Descriptive full name + Good sounding abbreviation.
>
> A recursive abbreviation is also a common thing in GNU/Linux World (*GNU
> = GNU Not Unix* for example)
>
> My example and a new proposal:
>
> *BUSS *as in* BUSS Unison Sound Studio* (hidden meanings: BUZZ, mixer
> BUS, a kiss (Urban Dictionary states so, that's not much wanted by me, but
> I'm okay with it - reminds me of Love Making Music Studio proposal)
>
>
> 2014/1/17 roberto giaconia <[email protected]>
>
>> I'm sorry to do it, but I insist on a name with a meaning. Something like
>> the "OpenTracks Studio" I said before.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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