Typo *Due to the lack of punctuation symbols in English, you'll get some strange emphasis variations between the "LA" and the "*TI*" as well.
- tres.finocchi...@gmail.com On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Tres Finocchiaro < tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: > In regards to Unison, This is also the name of a Daw, although on first >> glance it has not been updated since jan 2014 >> https://github.com/pgiblock/unison > > > FYI - That's the same pgiblock that helped write LMMS, BTW. :) > > > > > > if we were to listen to all different Latin-derived pronunciations, we >> would never stop searching for names xD > > > Agreed. > > > I agree that Unison is too common, I would choose it. > > > This could potentially be a problem if it causes users to sift through > pages of search engine results to find us. > > > Wait, how do you pronounce Latido? > > > Believe it or not, in the US, you'll get many variations. > > The word bares resemblance to "Latino", so many will say: > >> - La (like Lasagna) >> - Ti (like in teeth) >> - Do (like dough, as in bread) > > > The correct English pronunciation if this were an English word would be > Dave's translation, but the US butchers most languages (including English) > so we're not a great example. > > Due to the lack of punctuation symbols in English, you'll get some strange > emphasis variations between the "LA" and the "DI" as well. > > -Tres > > > > - tres.finocchi...@gmail.com > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Dave French <dave.fren...@googlemail.com > > wrote: > >> Latido sounds catchy to me >> >> I often myself pronouncing LMMS as LMS, ~The extra M seems to make me >> stutter, but thats just me. >> >> In regards to Unison, This is also the name of a Daw, although on first >> glance it has not been updated since jan 2014 >> >> https://github.com/pgiblock/unison >> >> I have proven a few times, that I fail at marketing, so I feel i am not >> man to ask about timming a rename, but I have no objections >> >> >> >> On 14 September 2015 at 17:42, 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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