[Openframeworkwg] revisiting the OFWG name

[Paul Grun]

Seems to me that the names being suggested fall into four categories:

-          names reflecting the consumer of the interface (e.g. PDIO WG),

-          names reflecting the target of the interface (e.g. Device Direct),

-          names reflecting the mechanism being proposed to hold these interfaces (e.g. Open Framework)

-          names reflecting what we're actually doing e.g. Open Fabrics Interface WG.  (Is my bias beginning to show?)

Two other considerations:  It would be helpful (but not required) if the name/acronym we choose could also be applied to the resulting work product, and IMHO it should reflect its open source/OFA heritage.

So I vote for OpenFabrics Interface (OFI), and OpenFabrics Interface Working Group (OFIWG), respectively.
-Paul

From: openframeworkwg-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org [mailto:openframeworkwg-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Sur, Sayantan
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I like "Open Fabrics Interfaces" the best since it is generic (gives us headroom to grow) and uniquely name-scoped within the Open Fabrics org.

Sayantan

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On Mar 4, 2014, at 7:09 PM, "Hefty, Sean" <sean.hefty at intel.com<mailto:sean.hefty at intel.com>> wrote:

FabricFrameworks

Open Fabrics Interfaces (Working Group)

Either of these names seems simple and self-explanatory enough to me.


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