[Free] Name change ?

[john grden]

The one thing about it is that "Flash" is in the name, and I know we're 
going to try and serve more than Just Flash clients at some point later on

On 12 Sep 2005 18:43:43 -0000, grant at bluetube.com <grant at bluetube.com> 
wrote:
> 
> Only issue I have with openFCS is possiblily of copyright infringement as 
> doesn't MM hold the copyright on a product being called FCS as part of its 
> name ? I'm open to either though I think they are meaningful and simple :)
> 
> Grant
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Luke Hubbard (luke at codegent.com) king.selassie at gmail.com
> To: neoriley at gmail.com, Free at osflash.org
> Sent: 9/12/05 2:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Free] Name change ?
> 
> > I agree OpenCS sounds good. I like it.
> > Or chris suggested OpenFCS.
> > Let the shoot out begin!
> > On 9/13/05, john grden wrote:
> > >
> > > hehe, after ALLL that, the obvious one makes the most sense to me: 
> OpenCS
> > > (OCS for short)
> > >
> > > I rather like it!
> > >
> > > "Bijou" - how do you pronounce that? Right now, I'm thinking swamp 
> land in
> > > mississippi ;)
> > >
> > > On 12 Sep 2005 15:14:16 -0000, grant at bluetube.com
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > How about opencomm, openCS (communication Server), OSComm, or 
> something
> > > > along those lines ? This is Open Source flash after all...
> > > >
> > > > Grant
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Cortlandt Winters cortrah at gmail.com
> > > > To: mrchrisallen at gmail.com, Free at osflash.org
> > > > Sent: 9/12/05 10:39 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Free] Name change ?
> > > >
> > > > > It would be nice to have a name that isn't an acronym and is not 
> too
> > > > > technically specific, while relating in some way to the core 
> purpose
> > > > of the
> > > > > thing. That way as a project grows and shifts focus, the name 
> still
> > > > works.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would like to suggest the name "Bijou". It connotes the romance 
> of a
> > > > video
> > > > > or film theater, a venue for performance of some type. But it is
> > > > smaller and
> > > > > more personal, which is a fundamental characteristic of web video. 
> It
> > > > also
> > > > > works as a name to me, it hasn't been overused and it has a "Bi" 
> in
> > > > it,
> > > > > which relates nicely, I think, to the bi-directionality of the
> > > > streams.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just my thoughts. I liked the name Free as well, but I think it 
> might
> > > > be
> > > > > distracting in the long run, to the notion of what the software 
> does
> > > > or
> > > > > enables. If not Bijou, I would suggest that we try to think of 
> other
> > > > names
> > > > > that might relate to sound, video and bidirectional streams, 
> perhaps
> > > > with
> > > > > greater emphasis on recording than playing.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Cort
> > > > >
> > > > > On 9/12/05, Chris Allen wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tim,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Once again, you are coming up with some winners here. ;-) How 
> about
> > > > > > GEORGEBUSHONFREEBASE Server
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I happen to agree with Luke on this one. I did like my name FREE 
> as
> > > > it
> > > > > > does say a lot about what we are doing, but I can see how the 
> search
> > > > engines
> > > > > > are not going to like it. The only thing is, does this matter? 
> If we
> > > > stay a
> > > > > > part of osflash.org <http://osflash.org> and are always linked
> > > > through
> > > > > > that site, it may not. Anyway, feel FREE to change it. I kind of
> > > > like FREEX
> > > > > > as in Free Exchange server or "free X". It could, as John 
> mention be
> > > >
> > > > > > pronouned as Freaks as well.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The letter X seems to be overused nowadays though (Flash MX,
> > > > Microsoft XP,
> > > > > > Xray, Acura RSX/TSX/LSX, XGames, XBox, etc... ). So with this in
> > > > mind how
> > > > > > about FREES? Flash Remote Encoded Exchange Server. It won't 
> change
> > > > our
> > > > > > current name much either, as some people may already have got 
> FREE
> > > > in their
> > > > > > heads.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thoughts?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Chris
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 9/12/05, Tim Beynart wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > well if you are trying to find a unique moniker, I don't think 
> BOB
> > > > is
> > > > > > > going to get too many sniffsa from a search engine!
> > > > > > > Since anatomy doesn't seem to be very popular, how about:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Frankenserver
> > > > > > > FloraServer (flora is the Roman goddess of spring, according 
> to
> > > > google)
> > > > > > > PipeLine
> > > > > > > MainLine
> > > > > > > FreeBase
> > > > > > > GEORGEBUSHSUCKServer
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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