Dear All,
 
I am the maintainer of a package which is unfortunately involved in a 
complicated dispute regarding its intellectual property (since the package was 
partly built under a contract with an organisation), but also the "branding" of 
the package, i.e. the name.
 
The story is long and complicated, but suffice to say that the name of the 
package is apparently creating a misleading connection with the organisation, 
and this is causing difficulties on both sides.
 
I am aware that changing the name of a package is very disruptive, and I am not 
considering it lightly. However just for information at this stage, I wonder if 
anyone could tell me whether packages have ever changed names on CRAN, what the 
rules are in these cases, and if there is any advice for minimising the 
disruption.
 
To reiterate, I am not (yet) planning to do this, but exploring options and 
looking for advice.
 
Thanks for any help,
William
 
William Becker PhD
willbecker.me https://www.willbecker.me/
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