I'm not in favor of the rename at this point. This just seems unnecessary and since the java implementation is the reference implementation I don't think there's real confusion caused by leaving the repo as it is.
I know this has been done in other projects like `parquet-mr` -> `parquet-java`, but that was more due to the `mr` designation being confusing and obsolete. On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM Russell Spitzer <russell.spit...@gmail.com> wrote: > I generally dislike renames unless we are going to get some tangible > benefit out of it. Consistency > is never something I really care that much about in repository names since > no one is really using > those on a daily basis and they aren't really used programmatically. > > If we did do this rename would we be breaking all old hyper links to the > repo? If so, I think I'd say I'm a -1. I also > find it more confusing in projects where this has happened and the > repository is retained for old > links but the README just says, go to XXXX instead. > > All that said, I think iceberg-java is the right name of the java impl and > the spec should probably be split > into another repo. But that's what I would have done with perfect > foresight before we got to the current state. > > So depending on the impact to existing links and references I'm between a > -1 and +0. > > Things that would convince me to be a +1 > > Frequency of how often the single repository is confusing to folks, and > does this affect them on a daily basis? > Would we be able to route all requests to the old repository automatically > to the new one? > Would impacts on current developers be minimal? How many dev setups need > to be changed for this to work? > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> > wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I know it's not an easy one, but I would like to start this discussion :) >> >> We now have several repositories: >> - iceberg-cpp >> - iceberg-go >> - iceberg-python >> - iceberg-rust >> >> To be consistent, what about renaming iceberg to iceberg-java ? >> >> I know it's not only Java (it's also specs and site), but it would be >> clearer, especially for contributors and the community. >> >> Thoughts ? >> >> Regards >> JB >> >
