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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Lyre DAP -- Rockbox Player new nameRe: Lyre DAP -- Rockbox Player new name
From: Brandon Low <lostlogic_at_lostlogicx.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:32:01 -0700 Awesome naming choice! On 2009-03-13 (Fri) at 15:20:31 +0000, Casainho wrote: > Hello :-) > > Because of this reason: > http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=6751.msg146274#msg146274 , > > we had change the name from "Rockbox Player" to "Lyre". > > We wanted a name from an animal (nature connection) and we think of a > hardware running Rockbox as colorful (Rockbox themes are great!) and > with great sound. We had a few names but we ended up with "Lyre": > > "A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian > birds, most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and > artificial sounds from their environment." > > Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird ; Youtube: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y > > But wait, Lyre is also the name of an instrument: > > "The lyre (from Greek ???? - lyra) is a stringed musical instrument > well known for its use in classical antiquity and later. The > recitations of the Ancient Greeks were accompanied by lyre playing." > > Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyre ; Youtube: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN8LcLIgH3Q > > So we have both, the name of a bird and of an instrument. > > I want to ask to some admin of Rockbox wiki, to please change the name > of wiki pages for this new name. > > http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/RockboxPlayer > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List admin: http://cool.haxx.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > FAQ: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/GeneralFAQ > Etiquette: http://www.rockbox.org/mail/etiquette.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- List admin: http://cool.haxx.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rockbox FAQ: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/GeneralFAQ Etiquette: http://www.rockbox.org/mail/etiquette.html Received on 2009-03-13 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |