[Qgis-psc] A question on the etymology of QGIS

[Tim Sutton]

Hi Gavin


> On 03 Sep 2018, at 23:02, gavin.schrock at xyht.com <gavin.schrock at xyHt.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Paolo and team,
> 
> I have a quick question regarding the 4 articles appearing in the September issue of xyHt Magazine.  There are four articles containing insights from you, Nick B, Anita, Tim S, etc.  I'm the editor of xyHt and a question has come up about the Q in QGIS.  The running of these articles came directly f=as result of inquiries from our readers asking to learn more about QGIS. One of the questions, while perhaps trivial was  "what is the meaning of the Q in QGIS".
> 
> I fully understand that in the present  that no one would ever refer to QGIS with the 'quantum' prefix, but it was part of the history and all we wanted to do was resolve the mystery of the 'Q" by stating: at one time referred to as Quantum GIS, but now simply as QGIS
> 
> One of the article contributors would like us to remove any mention of 'quantum', but is that the desire of the entire team?  We are a news publication, and the history is part of the news. Does the board have any problem with us mentioning this item from the history of QGIS as stated above?

I think there is no problem mentioning that it was formally called Quantum GIS, but it would be good to use QGIS consistently after that. The Q / Quantum word don’t have any deeper meaning that I am aware of.

Regards

Tim


> 
> Kindest regards,
> 
> Gavin Schrock, PLS
> Editor, xyHt Magazine
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