[haiku] Re: Naming suggestion for Haiku boot loader
- From: Brian Hague <alphaseinor@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:44:01 -0500
How about HaiLo (pronounced high-low)
Brian Hague
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:02 PM, cran <cran666@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Am 01.09.2010, 12:00 Uhr, schrieb <cran666@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>>> Dear Haiku developers,
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to make a naming suggestion for the Haiku boot loader.
>>>> [...]
>>>> I'd name that boot loader "halo" (for Haiku loader).
>>>
>>> don't like it because its not self explaining. A user hopefully never
>>> needs to mess with it after the installation and if he do Haiku loader
>>> would more point him to a boot loader then halo...
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Clemens
>>
>> So what about LILO or GRUB? If I don't know what it is, I would never
>> think that this would be the boot loader and I don't know one complaining
>> about that.
>> I think that's not an argument which really counts here.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Manuel
>
> Well, I think that depends on your point of view. Actually, Clemens has an
> interesting point with what he says. This, however, does not mean that I
> agree with him.
>
> As I see it, the name and description of a piece of software should be two
> separate issues, because they serve different purposes. Generally, a name
> should be short and catchy and thus easy to remember. It should also say
> something about the software, but in a different way than a description
> does. It should be a kind of representation symbol for the named object
> and things closely connected to it. I believe that naming has a very
> important cultural component to it, while a description should serve a
> functional purpose only. It sort of adds a human element through allusion,
> reminiscence, obvious humor etc. It can relate things.
>
> A description should then be a merely functional, understandable piece of
> text that generally explains what the piece of software is and does.
>
> I am of the opinion that these things should not be mixed, becasue
> sometimes a name can even give you a more precise idea of what kind of
> software you are about to use - especially as an advanced user. I
> experienced exactly that with the Gnome desktop environment. At some point
> in time they started to substitute the application names in the startup
> menu with kind of generic explanations for those applications, e.g. "Rip
> Audio-CDs" instead of "Soundjuicer". It really confused me.
>
> That said, I am not exactly sure if "halo" is a totally good name for the
> Haiku boot loader. I just came up with it and thought it might fit quite
> well for the reasons I mentioned. But what is a totally good name anyway.
>
> cran
>
>
>
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