Naming-Schemes
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woof: the original commandline application; not our project<br /> | woof: the original commandline application; not our project<br /> | ||
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* contra woof_gui / woofgui: Naming a tool that shall be specifically designed to make sharing as easy & hassle-free as possible after an acronym ("GUI") out of the toolbox of advanced users & developers is NOT a smart idea. Let's find a simple, sexy name that might be an acronym, but does not require people to understand it - Just like Woof does! | * contra woof_gui / woofgui: Naming a tool that shall be specifically designed to make sharing as easy & hassle-free as possible after an acronym ("GUI") out of the toolbox of advanced users & developers is NOT a smart idea. Let's find a simple, sexy name that might be an acronym, but does not require people to understand it - Just like Woof does! | ||
* "Woofer" is great because it reflects the evolution of "woof" while still clarifying that it's something newer + more awesome! The only problem: If someone searches for the project, they are very likely to find lots of stuff to do with HiFi -> Subwoofer ... | * "Woofer" is great because it reflects the evolution of "woof" while still clarifying that it's something newer + more awesome! The only problem: If someone searches for the project, they are very likely to find lots of stuff to do with HiFi -> Subwoofer ... | ||
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| + | A coherent naming-scheme for our public releases: Chris + Tobias suggest using funny names from the "The Big Bang Theory": | ||
| + | * The "Wollowizard" Release | ||
| + | * The "Queen Penelope" Release | ||
| + | * The "Sheldor" Release | ||
| + | * The "Rajmahal" Release | ||
| + | * ... | ||
Revision as of 23:12, 12 March 2009
Definitions
woof: the original commandline application; not our project
woofgui: the adapted commandline application; our project
gui-app: an possible independent application that uses woofgui
Basic Name for the software itself
- It started as woof (Web Offer One File); on gtk-apps it was woof_ui; now it is woof_gui but on launchpad it is woofgui
- Names in Launchpad can be altered - Let's not be restricted by this in the beginning of the project
Suggestions:
- Choosing between woofgui or woof_gui or woofer
- Adopting a new name reflecting the programs origin, but being fancy enough to stand on its own: Wui (Woof User Interface), Woofer (Web-Offer-One-File-ER), Woomf (Web Offer One (or) Many File(s))... keep ideas coming!
- Let's choose a fancy name indeed! Other option: woosh (woof sharing); woofish (woof file sharing; sender uses woof, receiver fishes file from world wide web).
Grounds:
- pro woof_gui: gives most credit to the original program.
- pro woofgui: prevent trouble with the '_'(underscore) e.g. in the url http://launchpad/~woofgui. On launchpad it is already woofgui
- contra woof_gui / woofgui: Naming a tool that shall be specifically designed to make sharing as easy & hassle-free as possible after an acronym ("GUI") out of the toolbox of advanced users & developers is NOT a smart idea. Let's find a simple, sexy name that might be an acronym, but does not require people to understand it - Just like Woof does!
- "Woofer" is great because it reflects the evolution of "woof" while still clarifying that it's something newer + more awesome! The only problem: If someone searches for the project, they are very likely to find lots of stuff to do with HiFi -> Subwoofer ...
Release-Naming
A coherent naming-scheme for our public releases: Chris + Tobias suggest using funny names from the "The Big Bang Theory":
- The "Wollowizard" Release
- The "Queen Penelope" Release
- The "Sheldor" Release
- The "Rajmahal" Release
- ...
