On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 16:02, mm w<[email protected]> wrote: > hi David, sorry for that, but his points make me to blow chunk, this > is painful and so pretentious
Maybe my volume was turned way down, so let me repeat this: that kind of response is not acceptable, no matter the reasoning. You are free to judge the poster's reasons as you like, but when posting to this public mailing list, please restrain yourself. Polite and constructive criticism is welcome. Insulting behavior may be acceptable on other online forums you frequent, but it will not be tolerated here. - Dave > > Best, > > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 3:58 PM, David Anderson<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 15:55, mm w<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> that name because of a name >>> conflict was unacceptable. >>> >>> pauvre petit canard on va se mettre a chialer, please stop mariejuana >>> and use your brain... >> >> Please stop spamming the list with useless and insulting comments, or >> you will be removed from it. Sorry to be so blunt, but that kind of >> language is plain unacceptable when addressing strangers in polite >> company. >> >> - Dave >> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Strahinja<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear David, >>>> >>>> I understand that how much I like my project name and that I would go >>>> to a different project hosting service have no bearing on your >>>> decision. They were not written as arguments meant to convince you to >>>> remove the block: the fact that the other project has been dead for >>>> six years was. >>>> >>>> I merely wanted to state my position. I wanted to explain why I didn't >>>> just chose a different name. It's not merely a matter of preference; >>>> this name has been picked a while ago and time and resources were >>>> already committed to it. Having to change that name because of a name >>>> conflict was unacceptable. >>>> >>>> This leads us to "I'll go somewhere else": it was not meant as any >>>> sort of threat or tantrum: if you perceived them as such, you have my >>>> apologies. The point I was trying to illustrate was that this policy >>>> is--at least in my view--ineffective. I understand the principles >>>> behind it, and I applaud the intent, but in the end there's little >>>> point to it. There are many hosting providers out there, and one could >>>> always just pick one that doesn't check for name conflicts with other >>>> services. >>>> >>>> But you are standing on this as a matter of principle, and I respect >>>> that. I do agree with you, I just think the cons outweigh the pros. >>>> But hey, it's your service. >>>> >>>> Lastly, I'd like to thank you for removing the block and for such a >>>> prompt response. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Strahinja >>>> >>>> On Jul 24, 12:26 pm, David Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Project created and assigned to you. Don't forget to edit the summary, >>>>> description, license and labels in the administration panel. Details >>>>> follow. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 02:16, Strahinja<[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > I encountered a problem while trying to create a project on google >>>>> > code. I picked "sigil" for my project name, and the system informed me >>>>> > of a name conflict with a project from Sourceforge. That project is >>>>> > located here:http://sourceforge.net/projects/sigil/ >>>>> >>>>> > That project is about "providing services for asynchronous play of pen- >>>>> > and-paper d20 RPGs. It is designed to be a solution for players of >>>>> > play-by-post or play-by-email gaming." My project is a WYSIWYG ebook >>>>> > editor. The two have nothing in common, except the name. Also, the >>>>> > last commit for that project was on Jun 23 2003, a full six years ago. >>>>> > It seems utterly dead now. >>>>> >>>>> The actual thing that makes it okay for us to override the lockout is >>>>> that the project is stillborn: it was created 2223 days ago, and has >>>>> had zero activity since. Specifically, no code was ever published >>>>> according to the CVS log. >>>>> >>>>> > My project has been named Sigil for quite some time, the code just >>>>> > hasn't been released. Currently it's about 15k lines of code, and the >>>>> > name has grown on me over the past few months. Logos and icons have >>>>> > been designed, "about" screens have been developed etc. I'd rather not >>>>> > be forced to change all that. It would be unfortunate if I had to >>>>> > rename it because of some other project that has been long dead. >>>>> >>>>> > That, and Google Code hosting is not the only hosting provider in >>>>> > universe. It's the one I want to use, but I'll just go somewhere else >>>>> > if I have to. Please don't be offended by that. >>>>> >>>>> I'd just like to point out that the two arguments you presented here >>>>> don't have much weight in the problem: if you chose to name your >>>>> project "Gnome", I'd have to refuse the project creation no matter how >>>>> much you like the name. >>>>> >>>>> The same goes for stating you'll go somewhere else if we don't comply: >>>>> if we feel that it would be wrong to give out a conflicting project >>>>> name (eg. the "Gnome" example), and you disagree, then you're >>>>> absolutely free and welcome to use another open source hosting >>>>> platform. But whether you'll stay or leave has no influence on whether >>>>> it would be inappropriate or not to duplicate an existing project >>>>> name, and so is completely irrelevant, to be frank. >>>>> >>>>> That said, in this case it was a straightforward decision to create >>>>> the project, since the other has nothing. So, enjoy your stay on >>>>> Google Code! >>>>> >>>>> - Dave >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>> >>> > >>> >> >> > >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hosting at Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
