Is how a name is pronounced in various regions of the world important, as long as it is pronounceable
@Tres regarding unison, you have just reminded me how I stumbled upon it :) On 14 September 2015 at 18:15, Tres Finocchiaro <tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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