[Scummvm-devel] ScummVM name

[Jerome Fisher]

Pawel Kolodziejski wrote:

>>Are there any arguments against rename? I know it's a pain, some work
>>to do. But in any case we now are not only SCUMM engine, rather
>>AdventureVM (yes, I remember RAW engine :P). Why not change it to some
>>other, more correct acronym? ...and site redesign is at hand too...
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>I agree to rename it, and also to some funy name.
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>Pawel
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I'd personally like to see ScummVM renamed, but I'm new here. I'll just 
summarise some of the arguments...

Against:

1) We'd lose the "brand name" recognition that ScummVM enjoys; a lot of 
promotion would be necessary to change the name in many people's minds.
2) A fair bit of work would be involved in changing documentation, code 
and graphics to reflect the new name.
3) The scummvm project on SF.net would need to be renamed.
4) New domains would need to be registered.
5) Choosing a new name which doesn't suck and doesn't conflict with 
another product is difficult.

For:

1) The current name no longer reflects the goals or abilities of the 
project, which is potentially confusing to users.
2) The current name isn't particularly clever or interesting.
3) SCUMM is a trademark.
4) A name change is exciting and the announcements may attract increased 
attention, especially from people previously unaware that ScummVM is now 
about much more than LucasArts games.


And some personal suggestions for a new name:

1) Alluminor (.net/.org/.com are free)
2) Limner (.net/.org are free)
3) Something involving "Narrator" (thenarrator.org is free)