PJ Fanning wrote on 3/6/25 9:32 AM:
Hi everyone,
This has been discussed on the private mailing list and ASF members
can view the main discussion here [1].
Incubator IPMC members should also be able to review [1] on private@.
Mark Thomas, VP of Brand Management, has suggested a willingness to do
the Podling Name Search at the start of the onboarding process.
For reference, the guide for this process is here:
https://incubator.apache.org/guides/names.html
And the detailed steps from the Brand Management team are:
https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/naming.html#namesearch
(And I wonder if the docs could be consolidated some...)
Can I suggest that we trial out having the Champions for new podlings
submit the Podling Name approval application before we commence the
vote for new podlings?
This sounds like the right balance. We need the Champion (and hopefully
mentors or incoming podling folks) to at least start the Podling Name
Search (PNS) early. The issue is that trademark suitability is not an
automatable process; there are a number of cases where judgement comes
into play. But at least starting this process sometime before running
the vote means we'll have a good enough answer for many cases before
creating resources for the new podling.
The main advantage of the early name check is that it is less
disruptive for podling name changes when the podling resources have
not yet been set up and announcements and PR has not yet been done.
We have a few applications in the early stages. We can try the process
change out for a few months and discuss making it a permanent change
to the process at that point?
Discussion is welcome but let's not discuss specific cases on this public forum.
Great reminder; IPMC members should discuss specific issues on private@
or trademarks@ as needed.
Thanks,
PJ
[1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/y94f70sfzf2d959k6kl1bkbhmkklk260
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