UGSNameDiscussion
Benjamin: The name "Ultimate Go Server" should soon be replaced by something better. The problems with this name are:
- it sounds like we're having a single server, not an open network like we're planning now
- it's just a boring continuation of the igs-nngs-kgs-dgs-row without any creativity
I think we need a funky name (I like Firefox as browser name e.g.) that might - but doesn't have to - be connected to go. As we're using Jabber and maybe
volity for architecture, the name might lean to or play with these names.
If you got any idea for that, please post it here:
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Suggested Names
Inago
if you liked firefox, how about inago (jp - grasshopper)? Reuven
Dieter: Fantastic. It has all the vowels in it that make a name pleasant to pronounce. It's pronouncable in all languages. It has the word "Go" in it. It has a funky meaning in Japanese.
Anyway, good idea to get rid of UGS. It's dull, the "U" is not a good vowel, and most of all, it's self-praising. Would you buy a car branded "Ultimate Car" or would you buy the Toyota Grasshopper, which is called the ultimate car by all Car Magazines?
Jared: And we have to use this awesome picture by don at kleptography dot com
Arno: picture removed by request of Don Ellis (copyright owner of picture) - see SLCopyright for more info.
Votes: +
Universal
mdh: Stick with U and call it Universal. Reasoning? You are planning on being able to run on multiple servers right? Maybe different server platforms? It will be open. etc etc
World Go
ohh and what was the name of the go serv in hng? world go or something? Reuven
Benjamin: Hikaru and sai play with PandaEgg, the japanese IGS-Client
World go server or something... So the name is closer to wBaduk than igs.
Liberty
maruseru: What about "Liberty"? Is a go term and has a relationship with the fact that it will be open source. And it's not japanese, korean or chinese so as to not annoy the other two nationalities mentioned.
dnerra: IIRC, Daniel Bump first called his fork (which later became GNU Go 2.0) of GNU Go 1.2 "liberty", but changed this because there was some go utility program with the same name (might have been by Jan van der Steen, but am not sure).
LithiumTwo it's an awful name - nuff said. It'll also look like it's trying to put down the other servers with it's existance (like a Linux vs. Microsoft kind of thing - where MS is seen by Linux users as an evil corporation that creates awful software, and people that like MS simply resent it), this name would turn away me and many others instantly, I feel. Apart from that... it's just really awful!
Tanuki
Malweth: How about "Tanuki?" Sounds similar to a japanese go phrase, and yet it's a mischievous (raccoon-like) japanese animal.
MrShin: Ha! I like that. Tanuki... heh.
LithiumTwo: Very nice
Benjamin: Sounds good. So we could maybe have Tanuki as short name, with a subtitle like "the Universal Go Network" or sth. with "free" and "open".
Shojo
geno: When I was looking into writing a GNU Go GUI, I considered naming it Shojo:
- A kindly creature from Japanese mythology... They brew a medicinal white wine... If a good person drinks the sake, it will taste delicious. If a wicked person drinks it, the sake will taste like poison and kill him, unless he repents at once.
I thought this was a fascinating echo of the way Go reflects the personality, as well as the way Go punishes over-ambition and rewards those who seek balance and accomodation. It also ties into Japanese culture, which was how I learned about Go.
MrShin: Yeah, but shojo is also the name for girls' manga :-p
GWB
ilan: For some strange reason the name GWB came to mind.
___ Network of Go Servers (_NGS)
LithiumTwo: I'd propose something like this, I like acronyms for go servers.
Benjamin: The _ is used as a variable, right?
Bildstein: My two cents' worth: Dragon Go Server is the coolest name for a go server I've seen so far. For those of you who don't know a lot about DGS, it was so named because games tend to "drag on". :)
WEBGO
DrStraw: WEichi Baduk Go Omniserver - abbreviated to WEBGO
Benjamin: That's what I'd call a nice acronym!
Niclas: Very nice! To support this name proposal I even took the trouble of whipping together this logo idea:
Harmony
IanDavis I like something peaceful sounding.
Kami no Itte/Kame no Itte
aceofspades:Hey, Kame no Itte is just plain funny, and both suggest 'Ultimate', and maybe it would inspire people to play better!
Unavailable Names
netgo
Jared: A quick google search shows that this likely name is in use for some networking software.
Benjamin: From the list above, my preferences would be Inago, Tanuki and WEBGO so far. Maybe we should wait a little more for proposals, until we can start a voting.
Pashley Since you're using Jabber and one term for go is "hand talk", what about something like "hand jabber"?