[Developers] Spreadsheet loader

[Jason Douglas]

FreeBird!  (flicks lighter)


On Aug 12, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Shailesh Kochhar wrote:

> Along similar lines, "FreeSheet", "FreeTable" and "FreeXcel". IANAL  
> but the last might have trademark issues.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Reilly Hayes" <rfh at metaweb.com>
> To: "For discussions about MQL, Freebase API and apps built on  
> Freebase" <developers at freebase.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:40:54 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Re: [Developers] Spreadsheet loader
>
>
> How about "Griddle", "FreeGrid", "LatticeRunner", "GridRunner", or
> "Sorcerer"
>
> -r
>
>
> On Aug 7, 2009, at 7:09 AM, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote:
>
>> Shawn Simister wrote:
>>> +1 for Freeloader
>>>
>>> I don't think we have to be ashamed of the fact that Freebase
>>> benefits
>>> immensely from other people's work. Namely the Wikipedia community,
>>> but
>>> also MusicBrainz, Imdb etc. That's just how the web of data works.
>>
>> Strongly -1 about Freeloader, it has way too many negative
>> connotations.
>>
>> My internal suggestion has been Cupid, as in 'finding/blessing
>> relationships between data', short and easy to remember (also
>> because of
>> the intended pun).
>>
>>> Shawn
>>>
>>> David Huynh wrote:
>>>> I kinda like Freeloader :-) Is there a reason to be delicate after
>>>> having already accepted "Freebase"?
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>> Robert Cook wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey - I created a "freebase application" topic for the new
>>>>> "Spreadsheet Loader" power tool.  This includes links to
>>>>> documentation
>>>>> (in an initial raw state), a link to the Jira bug list and a
>>>>> discussion.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000df257ed
>>>>>
>>>>> The discussion is here:
>>>>> http://www.freebase.com/discuss/threads/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000df257ed
>>>>>
>>>>> If you want to be notified of activity in the discussion, click
>>>>> on the
>>>>> star in the upper-right corner (which, to be sure, feels more
>>>>> like a
>>>>> Japanese puzzle box than good UI.)
>>>>>
>>>>> I will give a special prize to anyone who can come up with a good
>>>>> name.  Without a doubt would be easy to improve on the current  
>>>>> one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Names I have suggested, but have been rejected by delicate people,
>>>>> include:
>>>>> - Data Pusher
>>>>> - Freeloader
>>>>>
>>>>> R
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>> Stefano Mazzocchi                              Application Catalyst
>> Metaweb Technologies, Inc.                      stefano at metaweb.com
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