On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Sean Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey guys: > > Getting OODT out of the shackles of Caltech intellectual property and into > open source is undoubtedly one of the best things we could ever do for the > software package. And the fact that we've got such a clear-headed champion to > herald it into the Apache Incubator is a real honor. > > However, "OODT" is, itself, a horrible, horrid, ghastly name. > > Would this juncture a good time to explore a more snazzy name for the > project? Or is it perhaps better to stick with the name given its recognition?
If you are interested in choosing a new name, the way I'd recommend going about it is to continue as OODT while in Incubation, but when graduation rolls around, unveil the new name. As I've discussed with Chris, upon graduation is when the forces of the PR machines can be unleashed. (The graduation is the formal process where both the Incubator PMC and the Board "certify" that the project is ready to not need the Incubator any more and is ready to govern itself.) So, you have a while to think about new names and ponder what the community thinks it should be. As a practical suggestion, I think I would wait to discuss a new name until you have more diverse committers so that the new folks can feel a sense of ownership in the name. -- justin
