@Sam,
Your courteousness is divine.
Toby has asked the community for a new name and logo for quite some time,
so to paraphrase a bit on his behalf, a proper rename is a sanctioned
change by the powers that be and has been a topic for open discussion for
quite some time.
-Tres
On Jan 17, 2014 5:12 PM, "Sam Duff" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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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