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

[Paolo Cavallini]

Il 09/04/2018 04:12 PM, gavin.schrock at xyht.com ha scritto:
> Thank you Gary and Andreas,
>  
> The question I have is that several folks are urging me to remove any
> mention of the (legacy) 'quantum' word from an article that discusses
> the history of QGIS. I am not sure if it is right to try to erase history.
We try to reduce confusion, sticking to a single name. We kept the two
for a lengthy period, and now prefer to make it clear that the name we
cal the project is QGIS. A historical note is fine, just please take
care to avoid this potential source of confusion.
>  
> Unless there is a direct request from QGIS leadership I will leave the
> historical footnote in the article. I contacted Nick Bearman and he is
> Ok with leaving it in.
>  
> btw: I would like top add more content about QGIS in our publication
> and would be happy to publish any articles, tips, and how-to's anyone
> from the team wishes to submit :)
>  
>
Thanks Gavin for this.
All the best

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