On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 05:40:43PM -0500, Niels 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.

What about organic or variations thereon: oganic, oganique

Luc Verhaegen.
http://unichrome.sourceforge.net/
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