Since OpenGIS is taken: If we went with a foundation name of Open Source GIS Foundation we could use a short form of "OSGIS Mapserver". Not too long, and you can pronounce it "oss giss" which is essential for any successful acronym. Watch out Ess ree, here we come!
-Mike On 12/1/05, Allan Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OpenGIS is a registered trademark of the Open Geospatial Consortium, > formerly known as the Open GIS Consortium, formerly known as the Open > GRASS Foundation... > > On Dec 1, 2005, at 11:07, Don Isgitt wrote: > > > Bob Basques wrote: > >> Hmmm, how about . . . > >> "Open Spatial Foundation" > >> Kinda has a ring to it, short acronym OSF, seems easy to remember, > >> in acronym form anyway. > >> Still thinking about it though . . . > >> bobb > >> Bart van den Eijnden wrote: > >>> Why limit it to webmapping only? This would exclude things like > >>> PostGIS, = > >>> uDIG etc. from joining. > >>> > >>> My suggestion would be Open Source GIS Foundation or Open Source > >>> GIS = > >>> Software Foundation. > >>> > >>> Best regards, > >>> Bart > >>> > > > > > > "opengis.org" as Gary mentioned sounds very good to me. Web site > > name and foundation name the same. No extra acronym required. > > > > Don > > > > -- > Allan Doyle > +1.781.433.2695 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
