RE: [NSIS] New Name Proposal for NSIS/GIMPS

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How about:

INSP - Inter-Network Signalling Protocol (or)

SIGNS - SIgnalling of Generic NetworkS (or simply)

SIGN - SIgnalling of Generic Networks

Mehmet Ersue

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsis-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:nsis-bounces at ietf.org] On 
> Behalf Of Henning Schulzrinne
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 2:47 AM
> To: Cyrus Shaoul
> Cc: nsis at ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [NSIS] New Name Proposal for NSIS/GIMPS
> 
> 
> An earlier name I proposed was GIST: generic internet signaling 
> transport. One definition is
> 
> the main point or part : ESSENCE <the gist of an argument>
> 
> which seems positive enough. You could then name the whole stack 
> GIST+QOS or GIST+FW.
> 
> Cyrus Shaoul wrote:
> 
> > Dear NSISers,
> > 
> > Thanks to all who posted on this thread. There were some 
> very creative
> > suggestions. 
> > 
> > Sung-Hyuk: SHINSIS
> > Takako: SINGOP
> > John Loughney: NSIS (Other meanings for NSIS)
> > 
> > I am fine with any of these if there is consensus around 
> any of them.
> > 
> > 
> >>Henning said:
> >>I know this is a fun debate to have. I'd just like to add 
> that deviating
> > 
> >>from the acronym custom will only lead to people inventing 
> expansions of
> > 
> >>a term.
> > 
> > 
> > Anyone invented expansions of Diameter yet? :-) But I 
> understand where you are coming
> > from, Henning.
> > 
> > Also Takako noted, I am not a native Japanese speaker, and 
> so the proposal of SHINGOU
> > is not one that Japanese person would make. I am glad that 
> her colleagues laughed when
> > they heard the name:. That was the intended outcome! But my 
> suggestion was not merely
> > a Japanese-only joke. I am sure that the name SHINGOU will 
> confuse Japanese and
> > non-Japanese alike. The idea is to avoid bad acronyms, find 
> something that is easy
> > for all to say, and have something that sounds attractive, 
> and something that does
> > not cause trademark lawsuits.
> > 
> > In case you are wondering why I find the name "GIMPS" 
> somewhat unattractive, please
> > see the definitions below from the site http://www.m-w.com:
> > 
> > Main Entry: (3) gimp
> > Function: noun
> > Etymology: origin unknown
> > 1 : CRIPPLE
> > 2 : LIMP <walks with a gimp -- Damon Runyon>
> > - gimpy  /'gim-pE/ adjective   
> > 
> > Main Entry: (4) gimp
> > Function: intransitive verb
> > : LIMP, HOBBLE <gimping up the stairs> 
> > 
> > I don't think we want to give the impression that the 
> protocol is "crippled",  is
> > "limp","limps" or is "hobbling" (For non-native english 
> speakers, I maintain that
> > these are negative impressions). 
> > 
> > Also, there is a near-collision with a very famous piece of 
> image manipulation
> > software called "The GIMP" See: http://www.gimp.org/
> > 
> > So I think we still need something better than GIMPS.
> > 
> > I will propose another alternative same to GIMPS for the NTLP: 
> > 
> > 	SIX (Signalling Internet eXpressions)
> > 
> > 	Therefore: SIX-QoS, SIX-NATFW
> > 
> > (one problem: SIX version 1, SIX version 2, SIX version 6!)
> > 
> > What do you say? :-)
> > 
> > Cyrus
> > 
> > 
> > 
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