Copy that. Have already been looking into that tool. Great resource!

Thanks

Joshua Poore


> On Sep 6, 2018, at 6:40 PM, David Fisher <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi -
> 
> This an unfortunate situation regarding the project name.
> 
> Please make sure that the new name is properly vetted by doing the 
> Podling/Suitable Name Search [1]
> 
> Regards,
> Dave
> 
> [1] http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/naming#namesearch
> 
>> On 2018/09/06 15:40:47, Chris Mattmann <[email protected]> wrote: 
>> Great job Josh.
>> 
>> /Suitable
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Joshua Poore <[email protected]>
>> Reply-To: "[email protected]" 
>> <[email protected]>
>> Date: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 7:51 PM
>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> Cc: "[email protected]" 
>> <[email protected]>
>> Subject: [REPORT] Apache SensSoft (Incubating) Monthly Podling Report (SEPT 
>> 18)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Apache SensSoft
>> 
>> Apache SensSoft is a generalized user behavioral logging platform for web 
>> pages and thin-client applications
>> 
>> Apache SensSoft has been incubating since 2016-07-13.
>> 
>> Three most important issues to address in the move towards graduation:
>> 
>>  1. Extending release process to other parts of the SensSoft software stack.
>>  2. Grow the Apache SensSoft (Incubating) Committer/Community Base.
>>  3. Complete the issues highlighted at the SensSoft Roadmap
>>  https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SENSSOFT/Roadmaps 
>> 
>> Any issues that the Incubator PMC (IPMC) or ASF Board wish/need to be aware 
>> of?
>> 
>> Yes. In the last Quarter, a number of core Apache SensSoft committers 
>> changed organization. While the Apache SensSoft team will use this as an 
>> opportunity to organically grow the committer/community based, these 
>> departures have caused branding concerns for the organization that initiated 
>> the Apache SensSoft software gift to Apache—The Charles Stark Draper 
>> Laboratory, Inc. (Draper). Specifically, in referencing an affiliation with 
>> the ‘Apache SensSoft’ project at different organizations, an Apache SensSoft 
>> committer received the following request from Draper: 
>> 
>> “We flagged your signature for review by Draper legal since SENSOFTtm and 
>> Software as a Sensor (R) are Draper-owned trademarks. As you know, the main 
>> purpose of trademarks is to avoid customer confusion. We believe that the 
>> use of SENSOFT or SOFTWARE AS A SENSOR in [another company’s] employee 
>> signature block may lead to confusion as to the source and owner of the 
>> SENSOFT product. While we appreciate your acknowledgement that Draper owns 
>> SOFTWARE AS A SENSOR and SENSOFT technology, and the good will behind your 
>> intentions to promote technology you worked on while at Draper, in order to 
>> preserve the Draper trademarks we respectfully request that you either:
>> 
>> -Remove any reference of SENSOFT or SOFTWARE AS A SENSOR from your BAE 
>> signature block;
>> 
>> OR
>> 
>> -Indicate in the signature directly following SENSOFT the following: 
>> “SENSOFTtm and SOFTWARE AS A SENSOR are trademarks owned by the Charles 
>> Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.”
>> 
>> NOTE: SENSOFT refers to SENSSOFT (SENSOFT is a misspelling)
>> 
>> The committer in question has corresponded Draper and raised the issue that 
>> ‘Apache SensSoft’ refers to a public open source project, where ‘Software as 
>> a Sensor’ and ‘SENSSOFT’ refer to Draper proprietary technology, as well as 
>> citing the terms of the Software Gift. Draper is steadfast in asserting 
>> rights now that committers formerly at Draper are now at other employers.
>> 
>> While this affects the Apache SensSoft community’s ability to grow through 
>> outreach and publicity, we do not believe we require Legal assistance from 
>> the ASF. Rather, in discussion with both Draper and Apache SensSoft 
>> PPMC/Champions, the path of least resistance appears to be to change the 
>> Apache SensSoft project name. The PPMC will initiate a vote on @dev for 
>> changing the name. If it passes, a subsequent vote will determine the 
>> projects new name. In the meantime, committers will begin removing 
>> references to Software as a Sensor(tm) from project documentation. 
>> 
>> How has the community developed since the last report?
>> 
>> Several community members have started new employment opening opportunities 
>> for community growth in the last quarter. No new community members have come 
>> onboard.
>> 
>> How has the project developed since the last report?
>> 
>> Development continues at a sustainable level. Several major improvements 
>> have been made 
>> 
>> to make the Apache SensSoft stack deployable at various levels of scale, 
>> including major improvements to documentation and examples, and testing 
>> procedures. Project maturity roadmaps (Wiki) and version release plans 
>> (JIRA) continue to be maintained.
>> 
>> How would you assess the podling's maturity?
>> Please feel free to add your own commentary.
>> 
>>  [X] Initial setup
>>  [X] Working towards first release
>>  [X] Community building
>>  [X] Nearing graduation
>>  [ ] Other:
>> 
>> Date of last release:
>> 
>>  2018-03-14
>> 
>> When were the last committers or PPMC members elected?
>> 
>>  Arthi Vezhavendan was added to PPMC and Committer base on 2017-01-24
>> 
>> Signed-off-by:
>> 
>>  [ ](senssoft) Paul Ramirez Comments:
>>  [ ](senssoft) Lewis John McGibbney Comments:
>>  [ ](senssoft) Chris Mattmann Comments: 
>> 
>> 

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