From FestOS wiki

Being a computer geek, "OS" to me stands for "operating system." An operating system (like Windows) is the software that makes your computer run. Sure, you might send emails with Outlook, surf the web with Firefox, but your operating system is always there in the background making your computer do computer-ish things.

FestOS can be like that for your festival. It is your festival's operating system. While you worry about duties, FestOS makes your festival go...at least online. You don't need to process applications, FestOS does it for you. Worried about updating a web site? FestOS makes it easy. Find out how many applications you've received? Just log into FestOS.

So that's one reason for the name. The other is that the Greek god of the craftsman was named Hephaestos. FestOS makes for a pretty good play on that name, don't you think?

Finally, I prefer to pronounce the name with a long O at the end. I don't know how to write that here, sort of like an "owe" with a "ssss" so Fest-owe-ssss.

--Tim (aka, skypanther)

Further Information

Main FestOS Page : Installation : Customization  : Configuration : Administration : Payment Modules