On 29 November 2011 13:51, Robert Burrell Donkin <rdon...@apache.org> wrote: > On 11/29/11 13:36, Gavin McDonald wrote: >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Robert Burrell Donkin [mailto:rdon...@apache.org] >>> Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2011 10:48 PM >>> To: rat-dev@incubator.apache.org >>> Subject: Re: [Vote] renaming the project to creadur >>> >>> On 11/29/11 07:30, Hugo Hirsch wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> as pointed out before let's start voting to rename the project to >>>> 'creadur'. >>>> >>>> +1 >>> >>> The way I see it, we don't need to rename anything. Were Rat going to an >>> existing TLP, there would be no problem. The product names don't need to >>> change. We just need consensus on the board motion. >>> >>> Robert >> >> Yes it is the 'project' we are renaming not the product. it was you yourself >> that >> said 'RAT' would not pass. > > That's my best guess but IANAL. I am reasonably sure that it will take > months of extra work to resolve conclusively whether Rat is suitable or > not. But it is also possible that the brand team may surprise me and > just approve Rat as a suitable name. Or the Incubator may remove the > rule about trademarks and push the problem of names back to the board. > > Having Rat as a podling name is safe but may no longer be suitable as a > top level project name. Officially renaming the podling would mean work > changing URLs etc which isn't necessary. > > So I think the best tactic is just to get everything else sorted out and > leave the name until the last minute.
Perhaps turn this vote into: Accept Creadur as an alternative TLP name or similar, in which case the vote will be ready if needed. Would that work? > Robert
