This name is a bit "out there"... but what if LMMS were called "Zyn Studio"
?
It reminds the mind of the word "Zen".
> *Zen* is the Japanese variant of Chán<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A1n>,
> a school of Mahayana <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana>
> Buddhism<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism> which
> strongly emphasizes
> dhyana<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism>
> c.q.concentration-meditation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samatha>.
> This gives insight into ones true
> nature<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha-nature>,
> or the emptiness <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunyata> of inherent
> existence, which opens the way to a
> liberated<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_in_Buddhism> way
> of living.
Pays homage to the important ZynAddSubFX plugin.
Might be the catalyst to combine efforts with the KVR team.
Just food for thought.
-Tres
- [email protected]
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 5:17 PM, Tres Finocchiaro <
[email protected]> wrote:
> @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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