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tildearrow / furnace

a multi-system chiptune tracker compatible with DefleMask modules
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Rename Furnace to something more googlable #3

Closed axredneck closed 2 years ago

axredneck commented 2 years ago

Maybe something like OpenMask, ChipFurnace, OpenChipTuner etc so it would be easier to stumble upon your project or find tutorials in future.

tildearrow commented 2 years ago

ChipFurnace sounds like a good idea, but I wanted the name to be simple (not the best at naming). I may consider it. Thank you!

freq-mod commented 2 years ago

OpenMask sounds cool IMO

cyberic99 commented 2 years ago

I think OpenMask could be seen as a kind of aggression by deflemask developers.

Also, for some features, furnace already goes way beyond what deflemask can do, like handling simultaneous, arbitrary sound chips, so I don't know if choosing a name that encourages comparison to deflemask is a good idea.

Deflemask compatibility is a (major) feature, but having a 'Mask' name would IMO make the users think that furnace is only a kind of 'open source clone' of deflemask

freq-mod commented 2 years ago

Yeah, you may be right.. staying in "furnace" theme, how about FireTracker?

cyberic99 commented 2 years ago

how about FireTracker?

I like it, but there are already some existing github repos with this name ;-(

freq-mod commented 2 years ago

IceTracker then :rofl:

livvy94 commented 2 years ago

Maybe IngotTracker? To keep the furnace/molten metal kinda theme

freq-mod commented 2 years ago

InfernoTracker

BlastBrothers commented 2 years ago

FYI: Chip Furnace is taken by a Youtube channel.

tildearrow commented 2 years ago

That's too bad since it was my to-go choice if Furnace wasn't suitable for visibility...

aquamarine-axo commented 2 years ago

IMO the word 'tracker' is a bit overused in the world of music tracking software. Perhaps something like FSD (Furnace Sound Designer) is more suitable instead, since it still does reflect on what the software does while making it a little more google-able and it also keeps the original name in the title so people who don't know about the software under its new name (if it gets this name of course) but remember Furnace (perhaps an older update) may be more inclined to click on the repo again because they may still be able to tell that it's Furnace.

tildearrow commented 2 years ago

FurnaceSD! Or FurnaceCS (Furnace Chiptune Studio)

aquamarine-axo commented 2 years ago

Yeah, those names might work pretty well as well. Using that might also make it a little shorter to google as well.

tildearrow commented 2 years ago

I am going to carry this issue to a discussion as I am really convinced on renaming this tracker to FurnaceCS but I would like to make sure everyone is OK with the change.