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I had originally named it the Software Development Corps, but fon suggested that "Corps" is too militaristic; there seemed to be a consensus around that idea, and I tend to agree.
The name has been through the following variations:
==Why "Corps" in the First Place==
* '''2021/05/31''': The '''Software Uprising'''
I was thinking of The Peace Corps and even The Army Corps of Engineers -- a substantial workforce deployed for public good. Among the applicable [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/corps definitions] are: "a group trained for action; a group of persons associated or acting together".
** The initials, SU, are evocative of the POSIX <code>su</code> command, which is short for "superuser" -- which nicely implies the way we want to elevate the user in importance.
==Various Other Options==
* '''2021/05/18''': The '''Software Rebellion'''
fon suggested "community".
** I found it was difficult to remember which R-word it was (revolt? revolution?).
 
** It also sounds a bit too evocative of the January 6 insurrection, Southern "Rebels", and so forth.
That certainly could work. My first reaction was that it doesn't convey the sense of purpose and cohesion I want to get across (see definitions of "corps").
* '''2021/03/01''': The '''Software Development Society'''
 
* '''2021/02/10''': The '''Software Development Corps''' ([[/corps|why?]])
Other words which could be in the mix: crew, squad, team, society, foundation (requires a specific legal status), federation, union... possibly with additional adjectives.
** fon suggested that "Corps" is too militaristic; there seemed to be a consensus around that idea, and I tend to agree.
 
Maybe "community" just needs a modifier to feel right to me... "Community for Progressive Software Development"...
 
I'm liking the idea of the word "federation", implying a collection of peers rather than a top-down org. I'm also working on a larger idea tentatively called The Union of Federated Peoples -- and using "federation" or "union" for the software thing would kind of dovetail nicely into that.
 
Lottie felt that "society" or "union" was good, so I went with "society" as a working title, with the official title to be worked out later by consensus.

Latest revision as of 18:50, 31 May 2021

The name has been through the following variations:

  • 2021/05/31: The Software Uprising
    • The initials, SU, are evocative of the POSIX su command, which is short for "superuser" -- which nicely implies the way we want to elevate the user in importance.
  • 2021/05/18: The Software Rebellion
    • I found it was difficult to remember which R-word it was (revolt? revolution?).
    • It also sounds a bit too evocative of the January 6 insurrection, Southern "Rebels", and so forth.
  • 2021/03/01: The Software Development Society
  • 2021/02/10: The Software Development Corps (why?)
    • fon suggested that "Corps" is too militaristic; there seemed to be a consensus around that idea, and I tend to agree.
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