Quick observation from my phone: I've previously considered AWS, but never suggested it because I thought it was the acronym Amazon used for some of their stuff. If I'm wrong on that, I think it's a fine choice. N
On 18 Mar 2010 09:37, "Andrew Ford" <[email protected]> wrote: Andrew Ford wrote: > > William A. Rowe Jr. wrote: >> >> On 3/17/2010 4:43 PM, Andrew Ford wrote: >> ... > > >> What is the short name of the "Apache Web Server"? "Server"? That > would be > >> a problem. Certa... > Actually, there might be more of a chance of getting a new identity to stick by calling it "Apache Web Server (AWS)" and then referring to the abbreviation AWS everywhere. Then one could say "It is not 'Apache', it is 'Apache Web Server' or 'AWS' for short", and people might start using the new abbreviation. As I said before "HTTPD" is ugly - it also sounds to my Unix hacker's ears like an anonymous HTTP daemon and looks like a random string of five consonants. "AWS" is easier to spell out, and doesn't seem to be in use for any other technical project or body (having googled for "define: AWS"). It has a certain similarity to "IIS", which might not be a bad thing. Andrew -- Andrew Ford South Wing Compton House, Compton Green, Redmarley, Gl...
