On 11/29/11 13:55, sebb wrote: > 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?
+1 Thanks :-) Robert
