I don't think anyone mean to offend you, Niels. I think that there's a certain amount of room for humor even in the most serious situations. Did you ever absent-mindedly walk into a wall? Did you laugh about it? I've done that.
Joking about the Ogre name doesn't mean it's a bad idea. In fact, it's a great idea. But there's the basic assumption that we can't use the other project's name because our projects are too similar. But since we wish we could use the name, we kick around variations of the idea, and we have humor and fun in the process. That's how the brain-storming process works. The best ideas either make you laugh (with respect) or make you say "oooooohhhhhh... that's just TOO COOL." On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:40:43 -0500, Niels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have tried to keep my pride from getting the better of me but I am > slightly offended. I didn't spend hours trying to think up a name. I > just couldn't stand the idea of another animal reference item. > Since I am not big on programming I had never heard of OORE or the > fact that they call it ogre. But an Open GRaphics card called Ogre is > completely serious. We can ask if they will let us get away with the > Ogre card. And a name IS important. The card has to be an item > people will want to buy. If it isn't then this whole project will be > short lived. > The Kool Aid man said "Let's get serious. Seriously whacky." And I > think it is entirely appropriate to wrack our brains for something > that is catchy but obviously not lame-sounding. And, "no disrespect > intended" but, to me "opentech3d" lacks imagination and while this is > definitely a geek item "FPGA" is just too geek. That type of a name > would be confused with FCPGA and simply glossed over by the > semi-intrepid PC user. You want a name that works. I believe that > means it should, again, be catchy, easily associated with the product > (lasting impression), strong and maybe descriptive. > > So, I too, sincerely mean no disrespect but lets us leave the comments > out of this until we have a few more names. > I believe we can start with this list. > > Ogre Card (or any variation like O-Gre [let's just ask ogre3d.org if > they'd really have a problem with it first]) > Opentech3D > FPGA > > Niels > -- > Let's get serious. Seriously whacky. > _______________________________________________ > Open-graphics mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics > List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com) > _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
