Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-docs-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 92486 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2010 15:51:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 18 Mar 2010 15:51:43 -0000 Received: (qmail 51749 invoked by uid 500); 18 Mar 2010 15:51:43 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-docs-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 51697 invoked by uid 500); 18 Mar 2010 15:51:42 -0000 Mailing-List: contact docs-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: docs@httpd.apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list docs@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 51689 invoked by uid 99); 18 Mar 2010 15:51:42 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:51:42 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1997.8 required=10.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,HTML_MESSAGE,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received: from [140.211.11.9] (HELO minotaur.apache.org) (140.211.11.9) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with SMTP; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:51:39 +0000 Received: (qmail 92414 invoked by uid 99); 18 Mar 2010 15:51:18 -0000 Received: from localhost.apache.org (HELO mail-yx0-f190.google.com) (127.0.0.1) (smtp-auth username noirin, mechanism plain) by minotaur.apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:51:18 +0000 Received: by yxe28 with SMTP id 28so1166891yxe.10 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:51:17 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.45.201 with SMTP id g9mr1606606bkf.89.1268927476612; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:51:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4BA1E63A.9080508@ford-mason.co.uk> References: <4B92C085.2020601@rowe-clan.net> <41CDF7E6-AD2A-4BDD-AE88-A8724B5D7E1D@lorraine.iufm.fr> <4BA13147.402@rowe-clan.net> <034A63C6-D487-4C1D-AE3D-C13AD6807F9A@rcbowen.com> <4BA138B8.4070400@rowe-clan.net> <4BA14D1F.2090405@ford-mason.co.uk> <4BA14FB0.5060901@rowe-clan.net> <4BA1E1CE.8040203@ford-mason.co.uk> <4BA1E63A.9080508@ford-mason.co.uk> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:51:16 +0100 Message-ID: <987950801003180851o62a969fcgbf30e6f1005318f9@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Suexec doc (Was Re: Fixing confusion of Apache vs httpd) From: Noirin Shirley To: docs@httpd.apache.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6d978567d3e760482153367 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --0016e6d978567d3e760482153367 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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" 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... --0016e6d978567d3e760482153367 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Quick observation from my phone: I've previously considered AWS, but= never suggested it because I thought it was the acronym Amazon used for so= me of their stuff.
If I'm wrong on that, I think it's a fine choice.
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On 18 Mar 2010 09:37, "Andrew Ford" = <A.Ford@ford-mason.co.uk&= gt; wrote:

Andrew Ford wrote:
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= > William A. Rowe Jr. wrote:
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>> On 3/17/2010 4:43 PM, Andrew Ford wrote:
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>> What is the short name of the "= ;Apache Web Server"? =A0"Server"? =A0That would be
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Actually, there might be more of a chance of getting a new identity to stic= k by calling it "Apache Web Server (AWS)" and then referring to t= he abbreviation AWS everywhere. =A0Then one could say "It is not '= Apache', it is 'Apache Web Server' or 'AWS' for short&q= uot;, and people might start using the new abbreviation. =A0As I said befor= e "HTTPD" is ugly - it also sounds to my Unix hacker's ears l= ike an anonymous HTTP daemon and looks like a random string of five consona= nts. =A0"AWS" is easier to spell out, and doesn't seem to be = in use for any other technical project or body (having googled for "de= fine: AWS"). =A0It has a certain similarity to "IIS", which = might not be a bad thing.



Andrew

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