Linux has some really good audio tools with names like... this

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renatoram@reddit

To be completely fair, I've seen the non-Linux audio tools and plugins names and they aren't much better.

It's either "descriptive, but boring and forgettable" ("hall reverb alpha mk4") or random words based on vibes (and possibly substances), like "the quantum discombobulator v3.5, aqua edition"

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randomdestructn@reddit

or non-descriptive to the point of uselessness. Like 'Windows App' which recently replaced remote desktop.

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elsjpq@reddit

I hate the people that name their things something completely ungoogleable.

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ungoogleable@reddit

Yeah I hate it when people pick ungoogleable names.

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DuendeInexistente@reddit

The worst is when it's a game where the name or gameplay includes a common word related to bugs or troubleshooting. Like imagine trying to debug a name named something like Crash to Desktop

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Linux distros had a worse trend for a few years that thinking about it seems to have died now, where they'd replace application names with their basic description, so you'd look up kate and you'd have like five or ten applications named "Text editor" with the same icon.

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Impressive_Change593@reddit

fortunately the old remote desktop still works, and if you had the new remote desktop then that still works.

the windows app cannot be used for remote desktop on windows for some stupid reason.

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randomdestructn@reddit

hah right. i forgot the degree of mess they created.

It's like Teams, Teams (classic), Teams (new).

It's incredible how bad Microsoft is at naming product lately.

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arahman81@reddit

Lately?MS had already shat the carpet at naming the Xbox successor.

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vim_deezel@reddit

I don't like the name but for me RDP is so much smoother than VNC on the same machine, even over local network.

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techno156@reddit

Or just outright bewildering.

Microsoft Copilot 365, not to be confused with Microsoft 365, formerly known as Microsoft Office.

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Irverter@reddit

There's a plugin called "Sausage Fattener"

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torsten_dev@reddit

but I want a quantum discombobulated guitar track.

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renatoram@reddit

Probably some Ambient reverb pedal with weird signal manipulation and infinite sustain for layering, amirite?

Unless it's some really bizarre modular synth module, then all bets are off.

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torsten_dev@reddit

Some mp3 data moshing effect maybe.

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Francois-C@reddit

Can I use the Calf plugin pack with the Deadbeef audio player?

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youlikemoneytoo@reddit

you can probably load Calf into Reaper and record something and export it and play in deadbeef

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fellowsnaketeaser@reddit

They are not sold, so who cares? No need for any marketing.

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mark-haus@reddit

I'd argue some consideration of marketing is important. If we want to be in a world not suffocated by tech monopolies, some consideration about discovery, and user experience matters.

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vim_deezel@reddit

The more users the better usually, more resources, more chance for donations and corp sponsorship. But being edgy is more important

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lykwydchykyn@reddit

Exactly. Projects are not Products.

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keremdev@reddit (OP)

I personally find it funny and don't really mind it. However I would say it's harder to tell someone to use "GIMP" instead of "Photoshop" purely based on the name :D

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fellowsnaketeaser@reddit

Yeah, maybe they should just go for GNU-IMP or something alike.

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someweirdbanana@reddit

Wait till you hear about the famous linux gnu image manipulation program.

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mark-haus@reddit

And if you're into pixel art or sprite design, LibreSprite.

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keremdev@reddit (OP)

it's the open source way :D

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whizzwr@reddit

but Calf is much more "safe" name than GIMP lol. Also baby cows are cute.

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amarao_san@reddit

Gimp and git.

Also, don't forget that Linux allows parents to kill children.

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whizzwr@reddit

What's wrong with got? I'm not a native English speaker. Git good? 😂

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amarao_san@reddit

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Git

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someweirdbanana@reddit

As it should be, lol.

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forumcontributer@reddit

Wait till you hear about, GNU's Not Unix image manipulation program tool kit.

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vim_deezel@reddit

They could have called it Imp but nah, we gotta be edge lords lol

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enderfx@reddit

Wait till you hear about, GNU’s Not Unix’s Not Unix image manipulation program tool kit.

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amarao_san@reddit

Why GNU’s Not Unix’s Not Unix is not Unix?

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El_Croc@reddit

GNU Not Unix Image Manipulation Program

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Jacosci@reddit

I present you this bad boy....

https://www.uvena.de/gigolo/

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ChocolateSpecific263@reddit

you know that these plugins hasnt been updates since? what kind of larp is going here on?

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MedicalITCCU@reddit

The Gimp's sleeping.

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Ignore_User_Name@reddit

Well, I guess you're gonna have to go wake him up now.. these images are not gonna process themselves

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ChocolateDonut36@reddit

have you heard about the "wine is not an emulator“ proram?

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6gv5@reddit

Not to mention the Yabridge tool that turns Windows VST plugins into libraries (.dll -> .so) that can be directly loaded by Linux native music software.

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spyingwind@reddit

WINE Is Not An Emulator

IMO, recursive names are the best.

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dovahshy15@reddit

X Not Unix

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Charming-Designer944@reddit

GNU is Not Unix.

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someweirdbanana@reddit

PHP Hypertext Processor

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crb3@reddit

aka "Perl but Hold the Punctuation"

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bobj33@reddit

GNU Hurd

GNU is Not Unix Hird of Unix Replacing Daemons

And, then, "Hird" stands for "Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth".

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IDatedSuccubi@reddit

Is is nothing compared to Rear Orfice. Go ahead and look up the logo as well

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lifttruckoperator@reddit

Can't forget NESticle either.

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cutchyacokov@reddit

As bad as a lot of FOSS names are I would take them any day over Microsoft's fucking program names.

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Irverter@reddit

But who doesnt like Microsoft Entra 365 Azure Copilot for Business?

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cutchyacokov@reddit

Hello fellow sysadmin. We're in this together.

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HalfManHalfWaffle@reddit

Naming things is hard. Do you go for descriptive but boring and/or long? Or do you go for something interesting, but abstract?

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mrtruthiness@reddit

Right. Like the name change from "xdg-app" to "flatpak".

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keremdev@reddit (OP)

IMO GNOME strikes a good balance: https://developer.gnome.org/hig/guidelines/app-naming.html

Whether if it's fun or not is another discussion though.

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sparkymcalister@reddit

Or names like audlibshg64

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elsjpq@reddit

I like it that way. A rare taste of the old internet in the bland corporate sanitized world.

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AtmosphereLow9678@reddit

My favorite love linux programs are Konsole Kcalc Kompare Kapman The naming scheme is really good tho

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crazedizzled@reddit

Kcalc

Never understood why they didn't just go with Kalc

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