On 03/25/2011 11:43 AM, Rob wrote: > On Friday 25 March 2011 11:26, Stéphane THOMAS wrote: >> LMMS stands for Linux Multi Media Studio although it has never been a >> multimedia app but a sound and music app. It is no longer linux only >> but multiplatform. The name "LMMS" is ugly. >> I'm not sure if it's still a thing to do, after all LMMS started to >> become popular and maybe change the name would lead to some confusion. > Well, since they didn't seem too keen on any of the names we users > suggested, there's always the option of going halfway: keeping the > initialism "LMMS" to ease the transition, but changing what it stands for > to something like "Luminous Music Making Studio". > > grep ^l /usr/share/dict/words |less and start looking for L-words ;) > > Rob
I changed the subject as not to hijack the thread, hope that's okay. LMMS is in dire need of a name change, as loath as many people are to do so. I'm fine with most OSS's obscure names (GIMP, GNOME, K3b, etc.), but I agree with Stéphane's points completely and think this should be a rare exception. While it sounds unlikely due to its seeming superficiality at first look, I think that in the long term a GOOD name change will help LMMS's popularity. Something clean, common and easy to remember and pronounce in any language would be good. I'd also handle the transition the same way that Azureus did with Vuze. "Vuze, formerly known as Azureus" in the splash screen. In the repositories "azureus" became a metapackage that pulled in the "vuze" package. The logo stayed the same (blue poison dart frog). Banks and such undergoing acquisition by other banks use similar strategies to consolidate their brand over six months to a year. My suggestion is "Siren". That's nine syllables shorter that "Linux Multimedia Studio" and two shorter than LMMS. It's one word and phonetically simple for both western and eastern languages (sai ren or see rain). Is LMMS not a dangerous creature that lures you in with enchanting music and voices? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren I found one obscure app using the name: http://www.scarabee-software.net/en/download.html Sonic Foundry, now owned by Sony, had an app called Siren but I don't think it's maintained any longer. So it looks like it's pretty much up for grabs without having checked every nation's trademark database. What does everyone think? -- Kevin Fishburne Eight Virtues www: http://sales.eightvirtues.com e-mail: [email protected] phone: (770) 853-6271 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ LMMS-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel
