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Originally Posted by mece
My guess would be just that. Meltemi is the software and Clipper the hardware running that software.
I wonder what the "Clipper program" is tho. Perhaps the device or group of devices?
Meltemi = a wind
Clipper = a type of sailing ship.
"Meltemi is the wind that drives the clipper forward ".
Clipper from wikipedia
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And yet another silly name for a mobile linux OS.
When will these companies see that the more successful platforms have names that are either descriptive of the OS/device itself or have a name with a universal appeal and a little relevance.
I do hope this OS is successful but I would not want to have to explain all of that warm wind stuff and why they called it so when someone asks me, just before the inevitable "Can it play angry birds?" is uttered.
When will these companies see that the more successful platforms have names that are either descriptive of the OS/device itself or have a name with a universal appeal and a little relevance.
I do hope this OS is successful but I would not want to have to explain all of that warm wind stuff and why they called it so when someone asks me, just before the inevitable "Can it play angry birds?" is uttered.
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2011-10-02
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going by these s.h.i.tty namings, Nokia will soon be exhausted and will come to an Indian wind...
In India, the most famous wind is named as "Loo".
Imagine an OS finally named Loo, "Am working on a html5 app in loo"
In India, the most famous wind is named as "Loo".
Imagine an OS finally named Loo, "Am working on a html5 app in loo"
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LOO would be a great name if they used it as an acronym for Linux Oriented OS. It pretty much tells you what it IS.
But yes they will soon exhaust themselves of silly OS names. I mean after all, Klingon is still rather a limited language.
But yes they will soon exhaust themselves of silly OS names. I mean after all, Klingon is still rather a limited language.
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sweet melt, emi
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2011-10-03
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Originally Posted by mece
Though he mispronounces it, you'd think a CEO would get things like that right :-/
Meltemi is at least real, since Elop mentions it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxc4I...ailpage#t=106s
Idle speculation: meltemi isn't just a wind, but a Mediterranean one in particular like the first four (mistral, scirocco, gregale, bora). Could be something that's been in the works for a long time. The first I've heard of it was here, but it sounded more like "future disruptions" territory than a S40 replacement for "next billion". On the other hand this is a strong hint that the WSJ didn't get their wires crossed.
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Originally Posted by MINKIN2
With a name like 'meltemi', I'm not sure you'll even get past the sour-face and waving hand as they say, "Naw.. I'll pass," as they move on to look over something else.
And yet another silly name for a mobile linux OS.
When will these companies see that the more successful platforms have names that are either descriptive of the OS/device itself or have a name with a universal appeal and a little relevance.
I do hope this OS is successful but I would not want to have to explain all of that warm wind stuff and why they called it so when someone asks me, just before the inevitable "Can it play angry birds?" is uttered.
The name even just SOUNDS bad.
Originally Posted by MINKIN2
I think the point about 'loo' is lost you, perhaps? Also--bite your tongue about Klingon, Ha'DIbaH!
LOO would be a great name if they used it as an acronym for Linux Oriented OS. It pretty much tells you what it IS.
But yes they will soon exhaust themselves of silly OS names. I mean after all, Klingon is still rather a limited language.
Originally Posted by lma
They should stop choosing words that NOBODY can consistently pronounce--especially English speakers. :P Ugh--Nokia.
Though he mispronounces it, you'd think a CEO would get things like that right :-/
Idle speculation: meltemi isn't just a wind, but a Mediterranean one in particular like the first four (mistral, scirocco, gregale, bora). Could be something that's been in the works for a long time. The first I've heard of it was here, but it sounded more like "future disruptions" territory than a S40 replacement for "next billion". On the other hand this is a strong hint that the WSJ didn't get their wires crossed.
And I can't help a slight smirk every time I hear that phrase 'future distruptions' with regard to anything Nokia. It's just ironic to hear that now.
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Originally Posted by danramos
If I understood correctly, this is internal Nokia's project name. It never has to be used in public for marketing purposes, same for development community. For public there is 'next billion' and 'S40' or whatever was or will be made by marketing people.
With a name like 'meltemi', I'm not sure you'll even get past the sour-face and waving hand as they say, "Naw.. I'll pass," as they move on to look over something else.
The name even just SOUNDS bad.
You need to get over it. Discussing origins of internal nicknames for projects/hardware items is probably fun but leads to little or no advancement in understanding what it is going really to be. Like at my current employer a part of a project I'm working on was called 'bluebox' at some distant point just because it had no name and in an architecture diagram corresponding software component was shown in a blue box to demonstrate what is needed to be implemented. Go figure, 'Bluebox' project!
The whole idea of internal project names at Nokia is to be able to refer to something without explicitly describing the project itself. I'm sure, if someone bright enough would have been in love with C-3PO instead of sailing in a sea, all Linux projects at Nokia would have been named after languages C-3PO knew.
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Originally Posted by abbra
You've clearly never read or watched Dilbert and therefore have no idea just how critical a project name really is for the customer to be impressed and interested.
If I understood correctly, this is internal Nokia's project name. It never has to be used in public for marketing purposes, same for development community. For public there is 'next billion' and 'S40' or whatever was or will be made by marketing people.
You need to get over it. Discussing origins of internal nicknames for projects/hardware items is probably fun but leads to little or no advancement in understanding what it is going really to be. Like at my current employer a part of a project I'm working on was called 'bluebox' at some distant point just because it had no name and in an architecture diagram corresponding software component was shown in a blue box to demonstrate what is needed to be implemented. Go figure, 'Bluebox' project!
Dogbert: As you probably know, all the good product names have been trademarked by companies who are competent.
Wally: Competent? How are we going to compete with that?
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