Also, for a short name such as Silas or Unison, an acronym is not necessary. Just remove the "studio" off the name for short.
I like Silas and Unison. Open Tracks Studio is too long. Latido sounds weird to me. On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Tres Finocchiaro < tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another idea... Latido. > > The Spanish translation is "Beat, throb". > > It is a conjunction of the chord-learning solfeggio, i.e. > >> DO RE MI FA SO *LA TI [DO]* > > > > - tres.finocchi...@gmail.com > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Tres Finocchiaro < > tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Do you think we should first start a pull about having either a short >>> name or a longer name with a good acronym? >> >> >> No. We've been down this road too many times to start misleading >> people. When the right name comes up, you'll know it (much like our >> logo). When the time is right, the name will be liked by most everyone. >> >> -Tres >> >> - tres.finocchi...@gmail.com >> >> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:31 PM, DeRobyJ <dero...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Yea that's a good strategy to find a great name. >>> But you compared 3 different things: >>> - LMMS is a name hiding an acronym >>> - VLC is an acronym >>> - While Firefox is a name, or Open Tracks Studio is a name (and you may >>> call it OTS, which is close to OST, Official Sound Track, so it's quite >>> easy to remember too, I think) >>> >>> I find VLC easy to remember thanks to its logo. I don't know why. >>> Seriously. I may find one of those things on the highway and call it "a >>> VLC". >>> >>> Unison seems easy too (even tho I just had to read the mail again to >>> read it) >>> But if we end calling it Unison Studio... well... it's "US". >>> Firefox isn't called "MF" tho... >>> >>> >>> Do you think we should first start a pull about having either a short >>> name or a longer name with a good acronym? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Il 14/09/2015 18:21, Tres Finocchiaro ha scritto: >>> >>> What sparked the recent idea was watching "XBMC" change to "Kodi". >>> >>> I still think something like "Open Tracks Studio" could be an option >>> >>> >>> I feel it is a bit too long. I remember when "GAIM" switched to "Pidgin" >>> and >>> I thought it was ingenious given the logo (which is a pun, if you didn't >>> know) in addition to the actual word "Pidgin" (not to be confused with >>> "Pigeon") which gives it meaning. >>> >>> Firefox was once called the Mozilla Navigator (or more commonly >>> installed as part of the Mozilla Suite) and has a nice ring to it. >>> >>> I think balancing a short name (pronounceable too, right?), a memorable >>> name and a name that means something is the key. >>> >>> >>> - LMMS is short. >>> - LMMS is PARTIALLY memorable >>> - LMMS is NOT easy to pronounce. >>> - LMMS only PARTIALLY means something. >>> >>> >>> I even find "Gimp" to work for the 3 bullet points. >>> >>> But then you have something like VLC: >>> >>> - VLC is short >>> - VLC is easy to pronounce >>> - VLC is memorable (for some strange reason, no one forgets its name) >>> - VLC stands for "Video LAN Client" (hardly what it is used for), so >>> the name is PARTIALLY valid like ours. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> - tres.finocchi...@gmail.com >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:04 PM, DeRobyJ <dero...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Well... I do like Unison (I wouldn't recommend Dawsonite tho, it's hard >>>> to say for latin-like languages native speakers like me). >>>> I still think something like "Open Tracks Studio" could be an option, >>>> but changing the name right now is quite a bad idea, we just reached 1.1 >>>> version... >>>> >>>> We could, like, wait some years, and then, after the community grows >>>> (there is no way it won't grow) make a public pull about a new name. >>>> >>>> We may find the perfect name in the meantime... >>>> >>>> >>>> Talking about names... Do you find it hard to say "Cortana" or "Siri"? >>>> They're read as I would read them in Italian, I wonder why would they >>>> choose these names for a global service. Are they easy to say for any >>>> language native speaker? >>>> >>>> ~DeRobyJ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Il 14/09/2015 17:43, Ian Sannar ha scritto: >>>> >>>> Reading through Rob's post (from 2010) he mentions the name "Unison". >>>> I think "Unison Studio" sounds nice. >>>> >>>> But, you know, renaming and all... difficult. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Tres Finocchiaro < >>>> <tres.finocchi...@gmail.com>tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just came across the word "Dawsonite", which conveniently has the >>>>> word "DAW" in it. :) Just wanted to share. >>>>> >>>>> Yes, this email thread is originally from 2010. :) No, I don't think >>>>> it's wise to rename the software, just food for thought. :) >>>>> >>>>> *noun* An orthorhombic mineral, hydrous sodium aluminum carbonate, >>>>>> NaAlCO 3 (OH) 2, with a vitreous luster, occurring as white blade-shaped >>>>>> crystals: mined as an ore of aluminum. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Tres >>>>> >>>>> - <tres.finocchi...@gmail.com>tres.finocchi...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Kevin < <octosquido...@gmail.com> >>>>> octosquido...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> oh! I like Rob's suggestions! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 09:40, Rob < <sourceforge-raind...@kudla.org> >>>>>> sourceforge-raind...@kudla.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday 05 August 2010 01:03, D.e.L. wrote: >>>>>>> > - Free Sound Foundry/Factory (F.S.F.) :D >>>>>>> > - Barrel Binary ( refer to Barrel Organ ) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Well, as long as we're throwing out our LMMS naming ideas, here are >>>>>>> mine. >>>>>>> I think I submitted them to one of the developers maybe a year ago, >>>>>>> but >>>>>>> can't find the email now, just the text file I was keeping them in. >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> wonder if there's still a point, though, since Unison is a nice name >>>>>>> and it >>>>>>> sounds like it'll make LMMS obsolete eventually. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Autonomy", because >>>>>>> - Like other popular Linux audio tools, it's an abstract noun >>>>>>> starting with "A" >>>>>>> - LMMS has always been more capable as an "all-in-one", >>>>>>> self-contained tool than other programs like it >>>>>>> - The word evokes independence and rugged individualism >>>>>>> - The word also contains "auto" at the beginning, reflecting >>>>>>> how much work LMMS does for the user >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Ambition", because >>>>>>> - Like other popular Linux audio tools, it's an abstract noun >>>>>>> starting with "A" >>>>>>> - Ambition is a desirable quality for a musician, and is something >>>>>>> LMMS will not stand in the way of, unlike some other tools >>>>>>> - The word also sounds like "ambience" and "audition" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Audibility", because >>>>>>> - Like other popular Linux audio tools, it's an abstract noun >>>>>>> starting with "A" >>>>>>> - The word is a nice cross between "audio" and "ability" >>>>>>> - It has one more syllable than "Audacity" but is still catchy ;) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Freelance", because >>>>>>> - It has "free" in the name >>>>>>> - It has the connotation of independence and many musicians would >>>>>>> describe themselves with it >>>>>>> - It's not an abstract noun starting with A, if that bugged you >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rob >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> LMMS-devel mailing list >>>>> LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> LMMS-devel mailing >>>> listLMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.nethttps://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> LMMS-devel mailing list >>>> LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LMMS-devel mailing list > LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel > >
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