On 02/06/12 17:36, pike wrote:
... We arent voting,
but if we were, Phonix would be my #1
(phone,unix,phoenix), and Phonux #2
(phone,linux,phoenix).
Actually I agree, OpenPhonix is good, better than OpenPhonux.
It's nearer to phoenix in English AND German (where it can be spelled
with an o-umlaut instead of oe?) and broadening from linux to *nix in
general can only be good. NetBSD anyone? And in the future, maybe those
new microkernels like L4 and Minix3? But we do know it will be a *nix
of some kind.
Also, if I say Phonux and Phonix, I find myself not pronouncing the
second vowel very clearly. Because it's not stressed it comes out more
as an uh sound than a clear vowel, and I think someone half-hearing me
would be more likely to guess ix than ux. So I think the
pronunciation suggests the spelling better with OpenPhonix, and it's
easy to remember the correct spelling after only a quick glimpse of the
word (not true of OpenPhoenux, I think ... :) ).
And, the other way round, I think native speakers of a lot of different
languages would end up reading OpenPhonix aloud in the same way. The
fact that we English-speakers have just found out that we've been
mispronouncing OpenPhoenux all this time means (I think) that there is
room for improvement here.
And, to a stranger to the project, it presents the most important
information first: it's an OpenPhone, using Unix. Once they learn more,
the fact that it sounds like phoenix said in German (most
appropriate!) will emerge like a sort of good aftertaste.
So, we aren't voting, but if we were, I would be switching my vote to
OpenPhonix.
On 11/06/12 22:58, pike wrote:
Hi
...
I feel sort of idiot trying to emphasize how important
I think this is. But I do. Here I go again.
It's the first impression. All the connotations that
bubble up with the name, define, in a split second,
just how much attention people are going to give it.
And all those split seconds together could
make the difference between a thriving userbase
or a bunch of hardcore hobbyists.
Both are great goals ofcourse. But if you want to
change the world fundamentally, take the branding
seriously all the way. Learning from Apple ?
$2c,
*-pike
I agree with all of this. Words are important, and naming is important.
Worth a bit of discussion, anyway.
Nick Sheppard
PS: Google gives only two hits for openphonix. One is a misspelling
for openphonyx, which is in use, and the other seems to be a Twitter id.
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