I like the {O} = {Open MPI}. I don't mind the ORTA/ORTI versions. The only problem that might arrise there is when we talk about the layering they sound very similar to ORTE so it might be difficult to articulate.
-- Josh On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Ralph Castain <r...@open-mpi.org> wrote: > > On Jun 26, 2012, at 8:10 AM, Jeff Squyres wrote: > >> On Jun 26, 2012, at 9:28 AM, Josh Hursey wrote: >> >>> - ORCA: Open Runtime Collaborative Abstraction >>> - OCRA: Open Collaborative Runtime Abstraction >>> - OREI: Open Runtime Environment Interface >>> - ORSL: Open Runtime Services Layer >>> - ORRA: Open Runtime Resource Abstraction >>> - ORTA: Open Runtime API >>> - ORTI: Open Runtime Interface >> >> >> I don't think I have much of an opinion here, other than perhaps "Open MPI" >> instead of "Open" -- just to imply that this is tied to Open MPI, not an >> open-100%-free-for-all interface (I'm not saying that the M from MPI has to >> be in the acronym, though -- similar to how Ralph re-branded ORTE a while >> ago to be the "Open MPI Run-Time Environment" vs. the "Open Run Time >> Environment"). >> >> My only $0.02: ORTA and ORTI actually work kinda well, because they're only >> 1 letter different than ORTE, implying a heavy similarity. > > +1 for George's suggestions > >> >> -- >> Jeff Squyres >> jsquy...@cisco.com >> For corporate legal information go to: >> http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> devel mailing list >> de...@open-mpi.org >> http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/devel > > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list > de...@open-mpi.org > http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/devel -- Joshua Hursey Postdoctoral Research Associate Oak Ridge National Laboratory http://users.nccs.gov/~jjhursey