[OSC_dev] Application Profiles

[Joost Schuttelaar]

On Dec 21, 2008, at 0:56 , Nicholas J Humfrey wrote:

> I am not at all convinced by the name OpenMediaControl. Sure OSC can
> be used for other media types, but given how generic  a protocol it
> is, why stop at media? Might as well be Open Control protocol.
>
> Why not keep calling it OSC (which is what a lot of people call it and
> recognise it as) but make it clear that it isn't limited to just Sound
> based applications?

Fully agree. By renaming it you're diluting the 'brand'. OSC has some  
name recognition out there.

If the problem arises that Sound limits the scope of the name too  
much, then there is another solution: Drop the fact that OSC is an  
acronym for OpenSound Control and just name it OSC.

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Joost Schuttelaar
The Hague, NL