Folks,

There has been a lot of talk about method/class naming in Lift lately.  It's
a good thing(tm) to normalize method and class naming in Lift.

But it's also important that after the initial cleanup is done, the
consistency is kept going forward.  It's also important that there's a pair
of eyes looking at code as it's evolving and getting the names right early.
For example, the common Actor stuff was floating around for 6 weeks (and
very publicly so) before we rolled it into Lift.  Jonas and I were the only
ones that commented on the code.  We got it to where we liked it and pushed
it into master... then people made suggestions about the names.  This is the
wrong time.  As important APIs are evolving, it's important to get the names
right before people start using the code.

So, I'm asking for someone in the community to step forward and own naming
in Lift.  You may choose to have commit rights to the Lift code or not, but
you will be responsible for:

   - Understanding most (all?) of the Lift modules such that the person has
   a broad understanding of the pieces of Lift
   - Organizing a set of change recommendations for name changes and
   deprecations
   - Soliciting community involvement and feedback on the recommendations
   - Finalizing the recommendations for the next release of Lift (whether
   that's called 1.1 or 2.0)
   - Doing ongoing review of material additions to Lift to make sure things
   are consistent

So, if you're interested in that role (and it's a non-trivial time
commitment over the next 6 weeks), please contact me off-list and let's
chat.

Thanks,

David

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