[sc34wg3] a new name for the Reference Model

[Marc de Graauw]

* Steve Pepper

| The more I think about it, the more I like the simplicity of the following:
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| RM:   Topic Maps Metamodel
| SAM:  Topic Maps Information Set
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| OK, so the acronyms are unpronounceable.

Unpronounceable acronyms can be an advantage. One of the first things which
struck me when I got to know RDF and Topic Maps was that RDF seems to have
been last in line when three-letter-acronyms were handed out, and Topic Maps
have a catchy and descriptive name. When the acronyms are unpronounceable,
people (outside WG3) will prefer the full names: 'Topic Maps Metamodel' and
'Topic Maps Information Set', so in discourse the name 'Topic Maps' will not
be hidden in an acronym.

Marc