I like it except for the fact it remember me from this crap band [1] from Brazil.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_Calypso On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Sebastien Cevey <s...@cine7.net> wrote: > Hello Folks, > > I think it'd be nice to have a pretty name to refer to the GUI client, and > since I haven't heard any suggestion so far, I thought I'd start a > discussion about it here. I think it'd be nice to have a name that sounds > rich, unique, a bit special, to go with the project. > > I've been thinking about it now and then, and only recently stumbled upon > one name I liked: Calypso. > > I like it because it feels fresh and it's also multi-faceted: > - Calypso is the name of a sea nymph in the Greek mythology[1], who > imprisoned Ulysses on her island to keep him for herself as her immortal > husband, which is quite a sexy thing to do, isn't it? > - Calypso is a style of afro-Caribbean music[2], universally fresh and funny > (as opposed to entering some rock vs electro vs pop vs.. troll). You > probably all know some from the Banana Boat Song (remember Beetlejuice?). > - Calypso was the name of the exploration ship[3] of Captain Cousteau, a > strong reference for discovery and scientific experiments – and this client > is all about new experimental stuff and discovering one's music! > > And in itself, I think it's a cool-sounding name, not too hard to spell, and > not used for FOSS yet. > > So, what do you people think? > If you have comments, or better suggestions, let's hear them! > > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_(mythology) > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_music > [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_(ship) > > -- > theefer > -- > _______________________________________________ > Xmms2-devel mailing list > Xmms2-devel@lists.xmms.se > http://lists.xmms.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmms2-devel > -- Igor Ribeiro de Assis -- _______________________________________________ Xmms2-devel mailing list Xmms2-devel@lists.xmms.se http://lists.xmms.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmms2-devel
