Jim, I don't read https://incubator.apache.org/guides/names.html to lead me to believe we are at that stage yet. I think we want to have discussions about a provisional name first. Specifically, "A podling needs to discover whether a name is suitable."
Regards, KAM On 2/28/2019 9:42 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: > We should simply file a standard Jira request for a podling namecheck. > >> On Feb 28, 2019, at 9:36 AM, Kevin A. McGrail <kmcgr...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> Not an objection per se but two comments: >> >> 1 - Rainbow is associated with LGBTQ communities and there have been >> concerns about it being co-opted for other uses. For example, >> https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/02/brands-rainbow-queasy-but-bring-lgbt-lives-into-mainstream-skittles-gay >> >> 2 - I cannot speak for the LGBTQ community and I support them so I would >> say rainbow would be something I would avoid. >> >> In the business world I often recommend people consider made up words. >> Less chance of conflictions. >> >> Regards, >> KAM >> >> On 2/28/2019 3:28 AM, Antoine Toulme wrote: >>> Hey folks, just checking in. >>> >>> I would like to establish rough consensus. If you’re still following, we >>> have narrowed down the list to rainbow, sprocket and winch. >>> >>> We have one vote for rainbow, and one for winch. >>> >>> When establishing rough consensus, it’s a good idea to push proposals to >>> hear objections. >>> >>> At this time, I’d like to push for the name rainbow. Any objections? >>> >>>> On Feb 26, 2019, at 10:10 PM, Antoine Toulme <anto...@toulme.name> wrote: >>>> >>>> I ran searches for rainbow, sprocket and winch and didn’t find OSS >>>> projects with those names. >>>> >>>> I personally would like to vouch for Rainbow. It does fit the whimsical >>>> requirement of Apache project names. >>>> >>>>> On Feb 26, 2019, at 3:57 PM, Kevin A. McGrail <kmcgr...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 2/26/2019 6:24 PM, Kenneth Knowles wrote: >>>>>> I searched for "Jal" and came up with Japan Air Lines, which is clearly a >>>>>> really different field of use. >>>>>> >>>>>> I also found the Wikipedia article on JAL but was hasty in presuming it >>>>>> described a historical language. If it is an active open source project, >>>>>> let's not collide. >>>>>> >>>>>> So I'll change my vote to "Winch". I again did a quick search, but sounds >>>>>> like someone should check my work... >>>>> Re: JAL, the airline is just not an issue. The programming language I >>>>> think is as there are books on Amazon less than 6 years old on PAL >>>>> (https://www.amazon.com/PIC-Microcontroller-Programming-captivating-lessons/dp/190792017X) >>>>> >>>>> I don't think it's legacy just perhaps mature and things like Raspberry >>>>> Pi's overtaking the field. >>>>> >>>>> Re: Winch, might be a common name and undefendable as a trademark, etc. >>>>> Otherwise, though, I couldn't find much relevant in OSS spaces except a >>>>> company called winch gate. >>>>> >>>>> http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/ might help >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> KAM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Kevin A. McGrail >>>>> Member, Apache Software Foundation >>>>> Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project >>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>> >> -- >> Kevin A. McGrail >> Member, Apache Software Foundation >> Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171 >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > -- Kevin A. McGrail Member, Apache Software Foundation Chair Emeritus Apache SpamAssassin Project https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcgrail - 703.798.0171 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
