Lisi wrote:
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> I hope you really meant that. I have been avoiding saying anything, because I
> feared that you didn't - so read no further if you didn't really, really mean
> it!
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>> we didn't want to include other people's trademarks in our model names
>> (i.e. no Liberatus Moodle) so we picked Latin words to designate the
>> general subject area.
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> I'm afraid I found that it jarred horribly. It isn't really Latin in that the
> words simply don't go together and don't make sense. They are more or less
> random words put next to each other. Most of them don't even agree in case
> and gender, let alone in anything else. I actually found that I couldn't
> read the whole list, because it was too difficult not to try and make sense
> of it - and it doesn't make sense.
>
gosh, I did figure that they would be all wrong technically, but didn't
think it would be that offensive. We just used an online dictionary to
translate the words we wanted in English to see a range of Latin words
with roughly the right meaning, we then picked the ones that sounded
nice. Liberatus for example was a translation of Freedom and sounds a
bit like apparatus, which kind of fit the concept. Using Latin words
means that we have an extensible theme and nobody can get too stroppy
with us if we have a naming collision with someone else. It also goes
with the branding for our store which has a kind of Roman feel to it.
None of the names are set in stone or carved in marble, can you help us
fix them so they are more consistent?
> I agree that the assumption that your clients won't know any Latin is probably
> not far wrong nowadays. But the odd potential client (odd in both senses of
> the word ;-) ) may know some Latin, and it is a shame to put anyone off,
> surely?
>
we certainly don't want to put off odd people. Very important market
segment!
> I feel bound to point out that my grandaughter thinks it is really cool and
> really likes it. But as I said to her, she doesn't know any Latin! And
> neither of us, of course, is likely to spend over £1000.00 on a server in the
> near future. ;-)
>
and I certainly wouldn't expect you to. The server cost is a small
fraction of the total price of installation, setup and the site visit
and training. In fact if you go here
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=44
you can get the bare bones system for a lot less, with some assembly
required.
> Lisi
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>>> + The actual Erudito page itself is quite effective and appealing. Of
>>> course the reader is left wondering "How much is it??" but I guess you
>>> have to leave that as it is.
>>>
>> we do have that in the email we are sending out to the people we met.
>> £999 ex vat as it happens.
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