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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Project nameRe: Project name
From: Rob & Liz Ward <wards_at_paradise.net.nz>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 06:27:04 +1300 NukeBox, Rock-on-Box, Go-Box, StorBox, RoxBox, Fox-in-Sox... Open RokBox... Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Björn Stenberg" <bjorn_at_haxx.se> To: <jukebox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 5:16 AM Subject: Re: Project name > bobthc_at_gmx.net wrote: > > > I think rocky isn't very expressive...of the goal > > You're right, but I don't think it is a problem. Nothing we call it will > make people instantly understand what it is, so they'll still have to go > to the website to find out. So we can just as well get ourselves a catchy > name that identifies us among other MP3-related projects. > > Many projects have names that don't say anything about their purpose: > Mozilla, Gnome, KDE, X, Scoop, Slash, Basilix, Nuke, Python, Wiki, Lame, > Gnutella, Enlightement etc. > > > Why not 3juk'OS or Free Juk'OS, with "3" call in the same time the 3 of mp3 > > and sounds like FREE... > > Another problem with having a name that describes your project is that is > sort of fences you in. Sure, this project will always be free. But it's > not entirely unthinkable (if a bit dreamy) to imagine that in a few years > ahead it could support another device that is not the Archos Jukebox and > that plays Ogg files instead of MP3. Then 3JukeOS won't really describe us > anymore. > > Also, we're not actually making an OS. It's more of an application, albeit > with some hardware-specific code. > > I appreciate your opinions. I just don't agree with them... :-) > > /Björn > Received on 2002-01-09 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |