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Chin
Hello.

First of all, I want to thank all people who contributed in foobar2000 project. I like this music player very much and tell every my friend about it, and they like it too!

Last time I noticed that everybody who speak about foobar2000 says "Foobar", not "foobar2000", in forums and real life too.

So, I think it's good idea to rename player to "Foobar", because:
1. Everybody (>90%) says "Foobar" instead "foobar2000"
2. It's 2007 year now, not 2000
3. "Foobar" looks much pretty, not as "foobar2000" (for me exactly). I rename all folder names and links after installation - it's very dull.

Don't think I don't like names "foobar2000" and "fb2k" at all - I like it, but I think that "Foobar" sounds clearer, easier and "better". I just want to make it better.

Thank you.
Fandango
You don't like its name. So what?
Phixion
...riiiight.

Not going to happen.
joen
Not a big deal, sorry. It could be called CheezyPuffs for all I care, as long as it works like Foobar.
Rozzo
QUOTE(joen @ Dec 3 2007, 17:04) *

Not a big deal, sorry. It could be called CheezyPuffs for all I care, as long as it works like Foobar.



No: names are important. I'll never purchase an Opel Corsa because I don't like the name.

Ys,
Rozzo
joen
Fine. So they're important to you. I was speaking for myself obviously, and they're not important to me.
shakey_snake
The name foobar2000 is a joke. The foobar part is a joke, the 2000 part is a joke.

The fact that the name is important enough to you to start a thread about it, simply means the joke is laughing at you.

....Which might possibly give you some incentive to further dislike the name...

...which continues the joke
verymagicfellow
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Canar
I say "foobar", I write "fb2k" or "foobar2000". I perceive nothing to be wrong with any of those.

This thread is useless.
verymagicfellow
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Canar
Be sure to get back to me when something interesting or useful happens in this thread.

Oh wait. Nothing like that will ever happen here. ph34r.gif
verymagicfellow
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Frank Bicking
QUOTE(Chin @ Dec 3 2007, 16:12) *
It's 2007 year now, not 2000
QUOTE(verymagicfellow @ Dec 3 2007, 20:01) *
(...) turned off by the name being seven (soon eight) years out of date.

Hint: foobar2000 was first released in 2002.
verymagicfellow
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Emon
foobar2000 is indeed a poor name, but it's hardly offensive enough to change, and it is too well established to change.
Canar
So it's childish and irrelevant to realize that a particular thread is neither going anywhere or going to have any impact on anyone outside of the few users who bother to read this whingefest? I'm improving the quality of discussion with my posts, not hurting it at all. This thread reminds me of the guy who complained that the aliencat icon was too "demonic".

The name stuff has been discussed to death. The people in this thread really need to lurk more.

The very fact that people are making a fuss about my posts proves that this thread is silly. Only more trolling is bound to come of this thread. Mark my words.
verymagicfellow
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shakey_snake
QUOTE(Canar @ Dec 3 2007, 14:29) *

The name stuff has been discussed to death. The people in this thread really need to lurk more.

O RLY?
Canar
QUOTE(shakey_snake @ Dec 3 2007, 11:51) *

QUOTE(Canar @ Dec 3 2007, 14:29) *

The name stuff has been discussed to death. The people in this thread really need to lurk more.

O RLY?

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Keikonium
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(Also, the name is fine. You said you renamed your stuff, so thats good enough for you isn't it? And the 2000 has nothing to do with the year.)
joen
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Canar
This thread is now about owls.
Zao
European or african owls? You know the airspeed velocity differs a lot.
Woodinville
QUOTE(Zao @ Dec 3 2007, 13:38) *

European or african owls? You know the airspeed velocity differs a lot.



Oi! That's SWALLOWS, and you have to have two of them carrying a coconut!
pepoluan
If you're talking about velocity, better talk about FALCONs.
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