do the names based on the first letter based from the Fibonacci sequence....
Not using version numbers as such
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0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144...
Assuming we start with 0 = A, and take modulo 26... that gives us:
A, B, B, C, D, F, I, N, V, I, D, L, O
Interesting.
Assuming we start with 0 = A, and take modulo 26... that gives us:
A, B, B, C, D, F, I, N, V, I, D, L, O
Interesting.
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Oddly enough that had occurred to me, but I thought it might be weird not to mention possibly litigious (they are trademarks after all) but the *planets* those things come from probably are OK.
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How about habitable planets, though not all of them have been named yet so that may not be a good idea after all.
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Since it's a "European" product, why not something from the cradle of our culture :D http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_mythological_figures
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Because I don't want to copy phpBB ;)
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Because I don't want to copy phpBB ;)
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They've also mentioned 4.0's name which is also Greek inspired.
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If they're showing their mythology names somewhere, I'm too bad at finding them then...
Anyway, I've had a look at these...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proper_names_of_stars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proper_names_of_stars_in_alphabetical_order
Only the letter Q is missing, and could be substituted with something else. (Look for "Qanturis" for instance.)
There's only one star that has a name (alternative name, actually) starting with an "i".
We have a large choice of names, other than that... ;)
Could even have an "A" public alpha series starting with "Alphard", where we change the star name every time we release a new alpha... Alcor[1], Altair, Antares, etc... And a B series starting with Betelgeuse (Beta), then Benetnasch, etc...
I don't have any other ideas, though. But I'm putting a veto on anything even remotely related to fantasy stuff like Tolkien, sorry... :P I like LOTR, but I'm sick of all those Legolas people in RPGs... :lol:
I could be convinced into choosing names from sci-fi books, though...
Or maybe Norse mythology? Starting with Asgard, of course..!
Anyway, I've had a look at these...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proper_names_of_stars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proper_names_of_stars_in_alphabetical_order
Only the letter Q is missing, and could be substituted with something else. (Look for "Qanturis" for instance.)
There's only one star that has a name (alternative name, actually) starting with an "i".
We have a large choice of names, other than that... ;)
Could even have an "A" public alpha series starting with "Alphard", where we change the star name every time we release a new alpha... Alcor[1], Altair, Antares, etc... And a B series starting with Betelgeuse (Beta), then Benetnasch, etc...
I don't have any other ideas, though. But I'm putting a veto on anything even remotely related to fantasy stuff like Tolkien, sorry... :P I like LOTR, but I'm sick of all those Legolas people in RPGs... :lol:
I could be convinced into choosing names from sci-fi books, though...
Or maybe Norse mythology? Starting with Asgard, of course..!
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If they're showing their mythology names somewhere, I'm too bad at finding them then...
3.0 = Olympus, 3.1 = Ascraeus, 3.2 = Arsia, 4.0 = Rhea
AFAIK they're all Greek in origin.
Anyway, I've had a look at these...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proper_names_of_stars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proper_names_of_stars_in_alphabetical_order
Only the letter Q is missing, and could be substituted with something else. (Look for "Qanturis" for instance.)
But it proves my point about naming, when you pull down from repos, you refer to breezy, dapper, etc. not the version number.
There's only one star that has a name (alternative name, actually) starting with an "i".
We have a large choice of names, other than that... ;)
Could even have an "A" public alpha series starting with "Alphard", where we change the star name every time we release a new alpha... Alcor[2], Altair, Antares, etc... And a B series starting with Betelgeuse (Beta), then Benetnasch, etc...
2. Okay, I won't hide the fact that my #1 cultural reference is, and always be, a TV show named Saint Seiya, which emanuele is familiar with -- it was popular in France, Italy and Spain mostly -- and my favorite part of the show was set in Asgard, with the main characters fighting a set of antagonists named after the main stars in Ursa Major, so, yeah, you get the idea... And my favorite of those, is named Alcor Bud. Then you have Mizar Syd, Benetnasch Mime, Phecda Thor, and so on.
I don't have any other ideas, though. But I'm putting a veto on anything even remotely related to fantasy stuff like Tolkien, sorry... :P I like LOTR, but I'm sick of all those Legolas people in RPGs... :lol:
I could be convinced into choosing names from sci-fi books, though...
Or maybe Norse mythology? Starting with Asgard, of course..!
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https://www.phpbb.com/about/history/Quote from Nao on May 28th, 2013, 02:02 PM If they're showing their mythology names somewhere, I'm too bad at finding them then...
3.0 = Olympus, 3.1 = Ascraeus, 3.2 = Arsia, 4.0 = Rhea
AFAIK they're all Greek in origin.
Plenty of choice, certainly. We could keep it simpler and just use names mentioned in Hitchhiker's Guide, there's fewer in there. ;) Not the complete alphabet if memory serves but I'm not entirely big on the 'rotating through the alphabet' thing.
Nothing wrong with that. My own cultural references are surprisingly poor these days, it's been years since I've seen or read anything with a decent cast of characters and places, barring H2G2 of course.
Apart from the 5th book which I hate with a passion (I never got around to reading the recent 6th one), I loved them all, especially the first and fourth...
My other favorite books aren't exactly filled with easy-to-remember names, though... La Horde du Contrevent, Gloriana, What Mad Universe!, maybe Riverworld though..? It has many historical characters in it...
Anyway.
Yeah, agree with you on LOTR type naming. Norse mythology is cool, but off hand I don't know many names beyond the obvious (Asgard, Thor, Odin, Valhalla, Loki and for the few Dirk Gently fans, Mr Toerag.)
Baldr/Baldur/Balder
C...Crap, Can't Conceive of one starting with C... :^^;:
Okay, let's just forget this one, I guess... ;)
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Apart from Slartibartfast (sp?), Zappy Beeblebrox (sp?), Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect and Marvin the Paranoid Android, I don't remember anyone else... Even them -- their French names are easier for me to remember: Saloprilopette, Zappy BBC (sic!), Arthur Accroc, Ford Escort and, err.. Marvin.
...then there's the programmers of Deep Thought (and their 7.5m year old descendents) plus the philosophers Majikthise and Vroomfondel[3]... when they get to Milliways, they meet Hotblack Desiato (who is spending a year dead for tax reasons) and his bodyguard[4] and they meet the meat, the dish of the day[5], as well as seeing the host of the evening, Max Quordlepleen, just before the Great Prophet Zarquon[6] has his Second Coming, as well as other mentions like the Asgoths of Kria[7] - and in fact the Gods of Valhalla are present at the End of the Universe.
Then we have the Golgafrinchams, though other than the Captain and the top 3 ranked staff, they're not really given names. Arthur and Ford do meet up with a couple of them but I don't seem to recall whether they have names. Then there's Hactar the Computer who has to build an Ultimate Bomb and ends up tricking the Krikkits into xenocidal war. Meanwhile, there is Prak who speaks The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth, Zarniwoop[8], the Starship Titantic, or there's Judiciary Pag[9] who ruled on the fate of the Krikkits after the war, or Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged.[10]
Then we have Fenchurch... Fenny... who was sat in a cafe in Rickmansworth and knew how to make everything good and right and no-one would have to be nailed to anything... who also learns to fly. And if we're staying canonical, we also have Random "Frequent Flyer" Dent[11]
Oh, there's plenty of options ;) There's even, IIRC, Zim the mattress from Squorncellos (sp?) Zeta. And how could I forget the mad, fat, scruffy bat, Agrajag? (As voiced by Adams himself in the radio show)
Apart from the 5th book which I hate with a passion (I never got around to reading the recent 6th one), I loved them all, especially the first and fourth...
My other favorite books aren't exactly filled with easy-to-remember names, though... La Horde du Contrevent, Gloriana, What Mad Universe!, maybe Riverworld though..? It has many historical characters in it...
Anyway.
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Baldr/Baldur/Balder
C...Crap, Can't Conceive of one starting with C... :^^;:
Okay, let's just forget this one, I guess...
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Think I know H2G2 a little too well? :lol:
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| 2. | A distant descendant of Genghis Khan |
| 3. | Yes, I remember them more than I remember the programmers themselves, and "I demand that I may or may not be Vroomfondel" |
| 4. | Played by David "Darth Vader" Prowse in the BBC TV series |
| 5. | Played by the Fifth Doctor, uncredited, in the BBC TV series |
| 6. | Whose name is frequently invoked as an oath |
| 7. | And their poetmaster, Grunthos the Flatulent, whose poetry is in fact the second worst in the universe |
| 8. | Who wants to meet the man really responsible for running the universe, who sits inside a shed with his cat "The Lord" |
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How will you organise the giving of names i.e. will every group of versions begin with the same letter, or will it be random?
e.g. v1.0 Aaron, v1.0.1 Andrew, v1.1 Brian, v1.2 Charlie. Will they be alphabetical within versions i.e. Aaron before Andrew.
Mythical figures, old gods, sci-fi references, plantes, stars have all been done to death - just ask any administrator what their servers are named! How about place names? Loads of towns and villages in UK and France on their own, so you'd never run out.
But overall a good idea worth trying.
e.g. v1.0 Aaron, v1.0.1 Andrew, v1.1 Brian, v1.2 Charlie. Will they be alphabetical within versions i.e. Aaron before Andrew.
Mythical figures, old gods, sci-fi references, plantes, stars have all been done to death - just ask any administrator what their servers are named! How about place names? Loads of towns and villages in UK and France on their own, so you'd never run out.
But overall a good idea worth trying.
If the names are just meant to distinguish versions from each other, the easiest solution would be to just give them whole numbers, rather than 2-3 decimals.
But, of course, custom names are fun as well. :D
But, of course, custom names are fun as well. :D