Why is this so important? I don't really care how this software will be called, when it crashes whenever I load a project with a controller over on the master branch.
Also, https://lmms.io was renewed for another 5 years, should we just throw that away? Not to mention that .io domains aren't exactly cheap. -Uroš|Umcaruje On 14 September 2015 at 19:30, Dave French <dave.fren...@googlemail.com> wrote: > 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LMMS-devel mailing list > LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel > >
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