[gmpi] Re: the name GMPI

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frederic Vanmol" <frederic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 12:24 AM
Subject: [gmpi] Re: the name GMPI


> NAPA (New Audio Plugin Api)
> GEN (General Extension Node)
> ARPA (Audio Related Plugin Architecture, and I know it conflicts with
ARPA-net
> :-))
>
>
> ...
>
> They all sound a bit terrible I suppose. I think, but maybe that's because
> we're not used to any of them. To be honest, GMPI sounded worse to me when
it
> was first proposed, but it has grown on me.
>
> Frederic
>
>
>
> --- On Thursday 27 November 2003 18:38, you wrote: ---
> > So, I was thinking about the name again.  I still think that it's a
pretty
> > terrible acronym, and just wanted to propose a couple of alternatives:
> >
> > OMPI - Open Music Plugin Interface
> > People seem to like to use that word "open" for things like this, ey?
> >
> > GAPI - Generalized Audio Plugin Interface
> > Yeah, I know, it's not necessarily always audio coming in or out, but
hey,
> > it's not always going to be music either, so I think that this name is
no
> > more inaccurate than the current one, but fine enough.
> >
> > IMC - Integrated Music Components
> > Though then it gets confused with Indy Media Centers...
> >
> > Anyway, just a few ideas.
> >
> > Marc
> >
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