Hi,
About the naming of the project (PaparaDzIY and then Paparazzi,
probably for simplicity), I will let Antoine Drouin answer himself if
he wants to, since he's one of the father of the project.
I recall hearing this kind of discussion for as long as the project
exists. In a way, it clearly foreseen one of the biggest "issue" with
personal micro-uav flights.
I don't mind having discussion about the name, but it is not
necessarily a good idea to change it since after 10 years people
actually know it.
By the way, the "official" short name used in the code is usually
PPRZ. Also, I personally prefer names with a "story" rather than
acronyms just to give a meaning to something that don't need it. And
avoid yet an other "OpenSomething"...
Gautier Hattenberger
Enac UAV Lab
Le 26/07/2015 11:11, Andreas Philipp a écrit :
Hi,
I am wondering about the projects name "paparazzi" which might be
funny but is hard to explain in scientific talks, to public
authorities or to people who are sceptic about "drones" anyway.
Does anybody know the meaning of the original name of the project
"PaparaDzIY" (http://www.nongnu.org/paparazzi/gallery_v0.html) and
how and why it changed? I searched in the wiki for any hint on the
meaning of the original name but didn't find any further explanation
(might be added to the FAQ page then).
It might be possible to use an official abbreviation consisting of
some letters as an alternative to "paparazzi" (e.g. PPZ or PDIY from
the original name) if the single letters would have a (preferably
technical) meaning which can be explained (like Partially Piloted
Zigzag flying vehicle, just joking). Such an (more serious) acronym
would help a lot ... would this be reasonable for the project
maintainers?
Thanks!
Andreas
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