[Paparazzi-devel] Project name

[Andreas Philipp]

Hi,

I am wondering about the projects name "paparazzi" which might be funny 
but is hard to explain in scientific talks, to public authorities or to 
people who are sceptic about "drones" anyway.

Does anybody know the meaning of the original name of the project 
"PaparaDzIY" (http://www.nongnu.org/paparazzi/gallery_v0.html) and how 
and why it changed? I searched in the wiki for any hint on the meaning 
of the original name but didn't find any further explanation (might be 
added to the FAQ page then).

It might be possible to use an official abbreviation consisting of some 
letters as an alternative to "paparazzi" (e.g. PPZ or PDIY from the 
original name) if the single letters would have a (preferably technical) 
meaning which can be explained (like Partially Piloted Zigzag flying 
vehicle, just joking). Such an (more serious) acronym would help a lot 
... would this be reasonable for the project maintainers?

Thanks!
Andreas