What do you mean messing with the name of Mixxx? Do you mean "ReMixxx"? I could understand how that could be confusing.
I agree that "Live Mixxx" and "Crossfade" are my favorites so far. I am leaning towards Crossfade. It is distinctive, a single word, easy to pronounce, and alludes to the function. Although it is an ordinary English word, I am doubtful "Crossfade" could be very easily confused with the ordinary English word "crossfade" in conversation. I have a feeling "Live Mixxx" could fairly easily be confused with "live mix". That pun is kinda the point of the name, but it could be confusing. I don't think "Crossfade" is too long to make a nice logo. I was using LXDE for this until last week. I decided I am not comfortable publishing software with this obvious and annoying bug that would quickly create a bad impression: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1161737 So I tried XFCE and stuck with it. I may switch back to LXDE in the future. They are in the process of porting it to Qt5. It could be nice in the future if Mixxx and the desktop environment use the same toolkit to save space in the live image. As far as resource use goes, I am doubtful there is a practical difference between LXDE and XFCE. That is an empirical question that could be tested though. I am thinking of numbering the initial release 0.90. For 1.0, I'd like to have XFCE 4.12, planned for release by March 1, and custom branding. I plan on doing a new release at least with each Fedora release and each Mixxx release. I am not good with graphic design, so I'd gladly welcome contributions of a logo, desktop background, and whatever other branding you think would help. I am using the DeLorean-Dark GTK theme and setting Qt to use the GTK theme. Btw, I got the boot time down to 25 seconds today. I appreciate all your input. :) On 02/10/2015 02:00 AM, Daniel Schürmann wrote: > here my 2 cents: > If we decide to use Mixxx for the distro, I do not like messing with the name. > > My favorites: > LiveMixxx > Crossfade > > > > > > 2015-02-10 8:47 GMT+01:00 <re-cy...@hushmail.com <mailto:re-cy...@hushmail.com>>: > > > MiX3 or MiX^3 (Mi w/ 3-xxx's)... a play on the name without > using the name > > Oh, clever. But how could it be a little more apparent? Hmmm. > > I think I like Crossfade the best so far, it sounds cool and is > very purpose-driven; followed by ReMixxx (and I like the > abbreviation RMXXX). > > I wonder how to best do graphics for a word as long as Crossfade > though; I wonder if it could use the same style guide as Mixxx > somehow. > > Man, it would be cool if the entire desktop and theming could use > the Mixxx style guide too. > > Do we even have the original artist around anymore? > > ~RAWRR > > On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:09:28 +0000 "Garth Dahlstrom" > <ga...@mixxx.org <mailto:ga...@mixxx.org>> wrote: > >MiX3 or MiX^3 (Mi w/ 3-xxx's)... a play on the name without > >using the name > > >On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 2:01 AM, <re-cy...@hushmail.com > <mailto:re-cy...@hushmail.com>> wrote: > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> (some of these items come from an off-list exchange between Be > >and > >> I) > >> > >> Regarding names, taking the full comments so far into > >consideration: > >> > >> good point: not all DJs know about Mixxx, therefore "a name that > >> describes [or alludes to] the function" seems best. > >> accepted: MixxxOS is potentially confusing to use because it > >would > >> create a convoluted project history (also Be thinks it is > >boring) > >> probably true: single-word name will work best > >> > >> Full suggestion list so far, including my own from the off-list > >> email: > >> > >> (GNU/Linux can be appended as desired, "iDJ" removed because it > >was > >> a product from another company. "featuring Mixxx" or thereabouts > >is > >> probably a given.) > >> > >> ReSpin * > >> ReMixxx > >> Live Mixxx > >> Linux 4 DJs > >> Live DJ * > >> Backspin > >> Crossfade * > >> Breakbeat > >> miX3 (why "3"?) > >> ReMix3 (") > >> MixxxSpin * > >> MixSpin > >> DJ Live Spin > >> ReMixxx > >> Mixxx Spin > >> LiveMixxx * > >> MixxxLive > >> LiveMXXX > >> > >> The following could be stylistically abbreviated versions of the > >> above: > >> > >> MXXXLV * > >> MXLV * > >> LVMX * > >> LVMXXX * > >> DJLV > >> LVDJ * > >> LV-MXXX > >> LV-MX > >> > >> The ones marked with a * are my favorites. Out of the ones not > >> featuring the main project/task words, Crossafde seems the > >tightest. > >> > >> other comments: > >> > >> DidJiX: I find it entirely pronounceable, but the seemingly > >random > >> capitalization is difficult to remember and therefore annoying > >to > >> type, also, it makes little sense in english > >> official Mixxx project: would be really cool > >> LXDE being an option: the desktop menu bug is tragic, because > >LXDE > >> is an unbeatable balance of resource conservation and feature > >set > >> scripts up on GitHub: also really cool > >> > >> ~RAWRR > >> > >> > >> On Sun, 08 Feb 2015 20:50:42 +0000 "Be" <b...@gmx.com > <mailto:b...@gmx.com>> wrote: > >> >My target audience for this is not general GNU/Linux users, it > >is > >> >DJs > >> >who may or may not have any experience with GNU/Linux or much > >> >technical > >> >knowledge. The name "Mixxx" is a cool sounding DJing term > >already. > >> > > >> >On 02/08/2015 02:35 PM, Garth Dahlstrom wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hi Be, > >> >> > >> >> Putting aside the trademark thing... > >> >> > >> >> Frankly, I don't think Mixxx as part of the name of a distro > >> >actually > >> >> sounds cool or would anyway help the uptake... For one > >thing, > >> >most > >> >> novice users probably have no idea what Mixxx is. > >> >> > >> >> If I were in your place, I would go for a name that either > >> >describes > >> >> the function i.e. 'Linux 4 DJs', Live DJ with Linux', 'The DJ > >> >distro', > >> >> 'iDJ Linux' or captures a cool sounding DJing/musical term > >i.e. > >> >> 'Backspin Linux', 'Crossfade Linux', 'Breakbeat Linux'. > >Beyond > >> >that > >> >> you could play off the Mixxx name in a way that limits > >potential > >> >for > >> >> confusion... i.e. miX3 Linux, ReMix3 > >> >> > >> >> If you wanted to say the distro "features Mixxx" as a tag > >line, I > >> >> don't think that would be a big deal. > >> >> > >> >> Just my 2 cents... > >> >> [Disclaimer: The opinions above are my own, and don't > >constitute > >> >an > >> >> official position of Mixxx :P] > >> >> > >> >> -G > >> >> > >> >> On Feb 8, 2015 2:29 PM, "Daniel Schürmann" > ><dasch...@mixxx.org <mailto:dasch...@mixxx.org> > >> >> <mailto:dasch...@mixxx.org <mailto:dasch...@mixxx.org>>> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hi Be, > >> >> > >> >> you project sounds cool. Do you have any project page? > >> >> > >> >> The Mixxx trademark is somehow owned by the Mixxx team. > >> >> > >> >> It is hard to give a permission to label a third party > >> >product Mixxx > >> >> if it is Mixxx related, but developed outside the team. > >> >> > >> >> Since your project seams to be fully inline with the > >goals > >> >of the > >> >> Mixxx > >> >> team, there should be a way to use the Mixxx name. > >> >> > >> >> I hope RJ Ryan our head developer jumps in. He can > >explain > >> >the legal > >> >> situation a the best. > >> >> > >> >> Since you are already active in the Mixxx team, why not > >join > >> >the > >> >> projects? > >> >> Just make your project a Mixxx team project? > >> >> > >> >> What do the others on this list think? > >> >> > >> >> Kind regards, > >> >> > >> >> Daniel > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Am 08.02.2015 um 13:14 schrieb Be: > >> >> > I am also open to suggestions for other names. > >Potential > >> >names I am > >> >> > thinking of: > >> >> > Live Mixxx > >> >> > ReMixxx (I would also like permission from Mixxx > >> >developers for > >> >> this) > >> >> > Respin/ReSpin > >> >> > > >> >> > Btw, the USB installer script will set up USB drives > >with a > >> >> persistent > >> >> > /home partition as well. > >> >> > > >> >> > On 02/07/2015 04:14 PM, Be wrote: > >> >> >> I've been working on a live GNU/Linux distribution > >with > >> >Mixxx > >> >> based on > >> >> >> Fedora and I'm nearly ready to publish a first > >version. > >> >It will > >> >> have a > >> >> >> number of advantages over what has been done before, > >> >including > >> >> a script > >> >> >> to set up a USB drive to be able to boot it and store > >> >music on it > >> >> >> seamlessly & copy music to/from it with OS X and > >Windows, > >> >a > >> >> full Xfce > >> >> >> desktop environment, and realtime patched Linux. I've > >been > >> >> thinking of > >> >> >> calling it "Live DJ GNU/Linux", but the more I talk > >about > >> >it the > >> >> >> clunkier that name sounds. I'd like to call it "Live > >Mixxx > >> >> GNU/Linux", > >> >> >> which also quite clearly says what it is and but > >sounds > >> >good (it > >> >> >> rhymes!). Would it be okay with the Mixxx developers > >if I > >> >use > >> >> that name? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------- > >--- > >> >----------------- > >> >> >> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go > >> >Parallel > >> >> Website, > >> >> >> sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with > >> >Slashdot > >> >> Media, is your > >> >> >> hub for all things parallel software development, from > >> >weekly > >> >> thought > >> >> >> leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, > >tutorials > >> >and > >> >> more. 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