Stephen Gilbert wrote:
Fellow Wikipedians, I want to say that I am thoroughly pleased with the current Wikipedia software. It is stable, speedy and useful. I think it's time we gave it a name other than "the Phase III software".
Back in the mists of Wikipedia history, two names were proposed for the new Phase II software:
- Larry Sanger suggested the name "Encyclode", which
stood for "Encyclopedia Code". Mr. Sanger himself admitted this was a very lame attempt.
- Jimbo Wales favoured "PediaWiki", so he could say
"Wikipedia runs on PediaWiki".
I sumbit these two for your consideration, but I hope you don't consider them for very long. ;-)
I like the name "PhaseIII Wiki". It is in keeping with Wikipedia history, and people won't have to get used to a completely new name.
Any other suggestions?
How about Wiki Accountable or Wiki Archive, WA for short. It could be codenamed for another world known revolutionary.
Washington, who helped found and lead a rather minor backwater country with a view towards future potential. Subsequent versions or translations to other languages could be named for other recognized visionaries around the world.
This would obviously state our projections of great things to come for the current "washington" code and other derivatives as they arrive.
Alternatively, we could start with Caesar or Gandhi.
Regards, Mike Irwin