Oh and one more thing, I'd like to avoid acronyms. They are used too much, just go chatting and you know what I mean. These names are just not understandable by everyone and let's be honest it's NOT creative. So I'd add Acronyms to the list. --- Kristof Polleunis aka BeAdingo <kristof_polleunis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Well this is according to me a good example of how a > name should be suggested. > > There's a name, there are some guidelines which can > be > deducted from it like the tunes, retro style, which > can have it's effect on the icons, colorscheme > etc... > > Plus it clearly says something about what OBOS or > BeOS > is, a platform for music (in a broader sense > multimedia), inventive, virtuoso... etc. > > If other people can post there suggestions like this > we can come up with a usable list. > > However I still think we should also put up a list > with things that shouldn't not be used and one with > words that would describe our new OS or that > describe > the image we like to present to potential users. > > example: > > names we should avoid to use: > > -aggressive expressions > -words ending in OS > -words that can be interpreted as negative > -too geeky words > -long words > -names consisting of more than one word > ... > > The new OS can be described as: > > -innovative > -fast > -friendly > -virtuoso > -performant > -stable > ... > > We don't need the community to suggest names, but I > agree with Jace they can help with the > decisionprocess > once WE have a manageable list, by simply voting. > This doesn't put the selection process into the > hands > of 10000 people only the final vote. > > regards, > > Kristof > > > > > > ---- Rob Jones <senojbor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Here is a suggestion for using the word "Be" that > > might defeat even the most desperate of legal > > departments. > > > > "BeBop" - after the development in Jazz music of > the > > late 1940s. We could use Charlie Parker and Dizzy > > Gillespie tunes in the advertizing. Perhaps a > "Zoot" > > suited character as an emblem? Lots of "retro" > > stylistic possibilities. > > > > And the music was inventive, innovative, ground > > breaking, with an emphasis on virtuoso > performance. > > > > Well, maybe. > > > > ===== > > regards > > Rob > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/