Forum OpenACS Q&A: Response to Time for a name change?

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Posted by Torben Brosten on
OACS pronounced as "ox", "oaks" or "oasis" seems reasonable for now. I've heard "linux" pronounced with a short and long "i". This multi-pronunciation fits the global community concept of accepting diverse-cultural perspectives, while maintaining the current OACS acronym.

In the spirit of J.R.Tolkein, we could create a mythology around the original meaning of OACS. The mythology could provide a creative exploration for the meaning of OACS, while providing a great resource for matching meaning to individual client preferences--a sales tool.  "A" can mean Architecture, ArsDigita, advanced, archival, active, alternative, Alex, Adam, avatar etc.  Each client could promote one meaning over another... adding to the mythology or hype.

For any acronym change, two syllables (more than two letters) seems appropriate, as in "linux", "dotcom" etc. Also, OACS seems fairly unique on the web, whereas many 2 or 3 letter acronyms could obscure someone's interest in quickly finding related information.