Thanks Jarek. I'm formally canceling the vote and will start a new vote on
Monday with options and justifications from the last three threads. We can
continue to discuss in the discussion thread linked here:
https://lists.apache.org/thread/5fn1n188f99jspt627qhqsp2pznq545s

If there are more suggestions, please propose them there.


On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]> wrote:

> Suggestion. If we think it's unclear - we can always vote on options.
> Present options and you set +1 in the option you prefer. Highest count
> wins.
>
> Constance - maybe you can list the options and explain? My +1 one was on
> "Standardize on Dag" which means (for me):
>
> > Does this mean that we cannot use `dag` to refer informally to a dag in a
> sentence in the docs?
> > Like, would this be against the rules? Yes.
> > Given a start date and an end date, Airflow will create runs in the range
> according to the dag's schedule.
> > And we would have to do this instead? Yes.
> > Given a start date and an end date, Airflow will create runs in the range
>  according to the Dag's schedule?
> > Does it also mean we can't use DAG? Yes.
>
> Daniel and others - maybe you can propose your proposal for the options we
> might have - that would likely make it easier for Constance to propose
> options ? We likely end up with three or four options to choose from.
>
> J.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM Daniel Standish via dev <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Yeah the PR was merged but I'm sure many were not aware of it as it was
> not
> > like, brought to the list and voted on prior to making the PR.  Indeed I
> > raised the discussion precisely because I saw the PR and I was like, wait
> > what?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM Constance Martineau via dev <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > s/not blocking/*now* blocking
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM Constance Martineau <
> > > [email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > That's fair. To me, it seemed like we'd reached implicit consensus
> > since
> > > > the docs were already standardized on "Dag" and that PR was merged.
> > > >
> > > > I'm happy to reframe this as a clear vote between "dag", "Dag" or
> > "DAG".
> > > > What matters most is that we finally land on one and make it
> consistent
> > > > going forward.
> > > >
> > > > This has been open long enough that it's not blocking external
> > > > contributors and documentation alignment with external stakeholders,
> so
> > > I'd
> > > > really like to us to close the loop on this this week.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM Josef Šimánek <
> > [email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I prefer DAG, since it is what is actually imported.
> > > >>
> > > >> from airflow.sdk import DAG
> > > >>
> > > >>  my_dag = DAG(
> > > >>      dag_id="my_dag_name",
> > > >>      start_date=datetime.datetime(2021, 1, 1),
> > > >>      schedule="@daily",
> > > >>  )
> > > >>  EmptyOperator(task_id="task", dag=my_dag)
> > > >>
> > > >> on the other side, there is also dag decorator
> > > >>
> > > >> from airflow.sdk import dag
> > > >>
> > > >> @dag(start_date=datetime.datetime(2021, 1, 1), schedule="@daily")
> > > >> def generate_dag():
> > > >>     EmptyOperator(task_id="task")
> > > >>
> > > >> It will be nice to pick the preferred way and keep the terminology
> > 1:1.
> > > >>
> > > >> út 14. 10. 2025 v 21:11 odesílatel Constance Martineau via dev
> > > >> <[email protected]> napsal:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Hi everyone,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Just to wrap up the dag vs DAG vs Dag nomenclature discussions
> we've
> > > >> been
> > > >> > having over the last few months, I would like to formally call a
> > vote
> > > to
> > > >> > standardize on "Dag".
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Jens already updated the docs for 3.1 via this PR
> > > >> > <https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/55097>, so hopefully this
> > is
> > > >> just a
> > > >> > formality.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Discussion threads:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >    -
> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/lktrzqkzrpvc1cyctxz7zxfmc0fwtq2j
> > > >> >    -
> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/5fn1n188f99jspt627qhqsp2pznq545s
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thank you to everyone who took part in the conversations. The vote
> > > will
> > > >> run
> > > >> > for ~3 days, and last till Friday October 17, 2025 at 7:30pm
> > > (countdown
> > > >> link
> > > >> > <https://countingdownto.com/?c=6644364>).
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Everyone is encouraged to vote, although only PMC members and
> > > >> Committer's
> > > >> > votes are considered binding.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Please consider this my +1 (non-binding).
> > > >> > --
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Constance
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

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