Updated. You may check and point out any improper mentions.

I use a rule that always refers to the software as HoraeDB in the
proposal (since the rename is happening), unless when referring to its
initial development and open-sourced.

Best,
tison.

tison <wander4...@gmail.com> 于2023年11月28日周二 23:05写道:
>
> > “HoraeDB” is used, whereas “CeresDB” should be used in several cases.
>
> IIUC you mean that when the project is still named as CeresDB, we
> should name it as CeresDB.
> I'll check and update the proposal content when the project referred
> is with the name "CeresDB" at that moment.
>
> Best,
> tison.
>
> tison <wander4...@gmail.com> 于2023年11月28日周二 22:12写道:
> >
> > Among the conversations above, there is no policy violation, but
> > uncertainty for the company that donates its software.
> >
> > To overcome uncertainty, IMO, time and stories help. @tanruixiang
> > share one, and I'll talk a bit about others.
> >
> > > “HoraeDB” is used, whereas “CeresDB” should be used in several cases.
> >
> > I don't see if anywhere “CeresDB” should be used. If so, HoraeDB will 
> > change.
> > The org name is where it leaves now and shall not to change. This is
> > the same as datafuselabs/opendal doesn't change its org name before
> > proposing for incubation.
> > The same for its doc site ceresdb.github.io/docs, this is associated
> > with GitHub org.
> > Others will be changed and is tracked at
> > https://github.com/CeresDB/horaedb/issues/1319.
> >
> > For why not change the license header, it's my fault that I suppose to
> > rename it into ASF license header after entering the incubator, so
> > that we don't introduce twice large license header changeset. But the
> > rename is decided so we can move forward anyway.
> >
> > > It looks like the rename was only done a couple of weeks ago.
> >
> > Also, I don't think the time itself is an issue but the trust and
> > certainty, because Pekko renames all its references to Akka after
> > entering the incubator.
> >
> > The story is that, if Ant Group doesn't want to donate the software,
> > there is no necessity to change the name. Ant Group approved to donate
> > the software, @chunshao90 and @jiacai2050 started to rename the repo,
> > text occurrence, and dependencies.
> >
> > @jiacai2050 asked me if we should change the name in the license
> > header, and I regarded it can be a post-donate action as stated above.
> >
> > I went through the incubator proposals and found IgniteProposal[1]
> > chose a new name before it was donated by GridGain Systems, Inc. which
> > is internally known as "GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform".
> >
> > I know there are a few companies/individuals just use Ignite and/or
> > contribute and few people know that Ignite has some relationship with
> > GridGain Systems, Inc.
> >
> > > That was not given as the reason.
> >
> > So, Justin, your comment is not a reason also, but a suspect for
> > uncertainty if "some entities have taken unfair advantage of this".
> > This is neither provable nor unfalsifiable.
> >
> > I may understand your suspect, and I choose to trust the initial
> > group. And if you find any concerns that may hurt the "Daul branding",
> > point them out and let the "PPMC" correct it (just like a few people
> > pointed out "Answer Cloud" issue).
> >
> > Best,
> > tison.
> >
> > [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/IgniteProposal
> >
> > 谭睿翔 <tanruixi...@apache.org> 于2023年11月28日周二 20:33写道:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Justin, I am a student from Zhejiang University, one of the initial
> > > committers of HoraeDB. I just want to talk about my feelings. I've been
> > > involved in the HoraeDB community for more than half a year now. In the
> > > process of participating in HoraeDB community, I have been respected and
> > > helped by the community. In the process of participation, I can easily get
> > > the contextual information of Issue or pr, and I didn't encounter the
> > > so-called private pr only within the company. I think the maintainers of
> > > HoraeDB community are working very hard to make the community more
> > > diversified, and my being nominated as the initial committer as a student
> > > is an example of that. I believe that the maintainers of HoraeDB are
> > > passionate about open source and I don't see them doing anything that 
> > > would
> > > be harmful to the community. This is how I feel about my involvement in
> > > HoraeDB.
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Ruixiang Tan.
> > >
> > > tison <wander4...@gmail.com> 于2023年11月28日周二 19:30写道:
> > >
> > > > To be clear, when I wrote "I worked with", it doesn't mean we're
> > > > colleagues. But I work with other initial committers in the community.
> > > >
> > > > tison <wander4...@gmail.com>于2023年11月28日 周二19:15写道:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your reply, Justin. Now I understand your concern more
> > > > > concretely.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll share three points here:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. First of all, the trademark policy must be followed for the new
> > > > > PPMC. The PPMC will protect the trademark with the guide of trademark
> > > > > policy[1][2]. It's part of the road during the incubation.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2. I worked with the people for a while, and I trust their motivation
> > > > > for running a diverse community. It's impossible to prove, but we can
> > > > > do a few exercises as your new reply.
> > > > >
> > > > > > whereas “CeresDB” should be used in several cases
> > > > >
> > > > > **This is a concern. I'll check it with the initial group, resolve it,
> > > > > and then go back to the list. I hope this is a signal that the project
> > > > > is actively reacting to this concern,**[3]
> > > > >
> > > > > ... although I may regard it as a post-donate action (Answer Cloud is
> > > > > removed after entering the incubator[4]. I did it, followed by some
> > > > > others from Answer's committers).
> > > > >
> > > > > > some entities have taken unfair advantage of this
> > > > >
> > > > > It's also unfair to judge a new incubator proposal to assume, in
> > > > > advance, that they will do something evil.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > tison.
> > > > >
> > > > > [1] https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/
> > > > > [2] https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/policies
> > > > > [3] https://github.com/CeresDB/horaedb/issues/1319
> > > > > [4]
> > > > >
> > > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-answer-website/commit/e807a7af5e48b3dfb505854f029753daf480362f
> > > > >
> > > > > Roman Shaposhnik <ro...@shaposhnik.org> 于2023年11月28日周二 18:27写道:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 12:12 PM Justin Mclean <
> > > > jus...@classsoftware.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We need to know the reasons for the name change and why the 
> > > > > > > company
> > > > is
> > > > > willing to donate the code but not the name. The possibility of having
> > > > them
> > > > > forking the community later is a risk the Incubator needs to know 
> > > > > about
> > > > and
> > > > > should be mentioned in the proposal. Having a brand closely associated
> > > > with
> > > > > a project and owned by a single corporate entity is a risk to the
> > > > project.
> > > > > Why a company would be unwilling to give up that brand or trademark 
> > > > > just
> > > > > because it may be convenient in the future is a concern.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > While I agree that having a clear reason stated would be helpful, I
> > > > > > think I have a different take on the risks you are outlining here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We have tons of examples here in the ASF of project Foo being used 
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > power commercial product Bar (Geode/Gemfire, Ignite/GridGain,
> > > > > > Kafka/Confluent, and many, many more). So this kind of dual branding
> > > > > > is nothing new -- there's no community fork involved per se.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It would be nice if the original name of the open source project (as
> > > > > > it existed on Github) was donated to ASF and the new name for a
> > > > > > commercially developed product was picked. But even if it is the 
> > > > > > other
> > > > > > way around -- I actually don't see any risks for the foundation in
> > > > > > this approach (as long as it is clearly understood that the branding
> > > > > > guidelines on both sides need to be honored).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Roman.
> > > > > >
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