Leandro Ribeiro writes:
> word "blender". The result is consulting groups, art groups and - go figure
> -
> home compliences. Yet, Blender is a strong name.
Agreed.
>
> :: focus ::
>
> My personal view is that the name should not focus on the "free" side of the
> software. When we call something FreeX or OpenX we are emphasizing the fact
> that it is free, and some professionals run from that like the devil from a
> cross.
Maybe so. Then again there is not much anyone can do about people who
judge a NLE program based on the name alone.
> I think it is better to emphasize the fact that it is GOOD, and a GOOD
> name is part of it. Again: Blender is my "look at this great example".
> People
> only get to know that it is free when they already know that it is good.
>
> So let's create a deadline and get this over with! :)
Yes. I voted for Freecine, but that was sort of the least of the
evils. I also like 'Blender' - it's an actual word as opposed to some
arbitrary acronym. I think 'CV' and 'NG' and such in the name are
pretty ugly, and the ones that have some strange written form and a
specific, non-obvious pronounciation that you're just supposed to know
('think' or whatever it was) are just a big invitation for confusion.
It should either be a universally handy name that does not mean
anything ('Kodak', 'Linux') or a word that has some nice connotations
('Blender'). I was trying to find something in the filmmaking jargon,
but I could not really come up with anything. The closest was probably
'cutaway', but I don't really like that either.
The whole business reminds me of a Finnish bank that after a merger
many years ago spent millions on a consultant firm to come up with a
name for them. The result was 'Merita'. I hope it was worth the
several 100k FIM per letter. (A few years later they merged again and
became 'Nordea'. Don't know how much that name cost.)
Mikko
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