+1. Changing name after entering incubator is really complex stuff. Thanks, Cheng Pan
> On Apr 8, 2025, at 00:54, tison <wander4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > TL; DR: > I made a pull request today [1] for improving podling name search words and > links. Welcome to review. > > [1] https://github.com/apache/incubator/pull/131 > > Long version: > This continues a previous thread around trademarks@ [2]. > > [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/r7zl44yccft8ojhsl8mklp5wtggxvfq4. > > Some podlings are facing challenges on unsuitable names that must be > changed before graduation. The naming process is mandatory for every > podling that wants to graduate, according to [3]. > > [3] https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/naming.html > > In the referred thread, people generally agree that we'd better put the > podling name search process before entering incubation, so that podlings > won't suffer during incubation. > > I noticed that our podling site actually has such refs [4][5]. > > [4] https://incubator.apache.org/guides/proposal.html#project_name > [5] > https://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html#ensure_suitable_project_name_and_product_names > > ... while links and words should be updated. So I made [1]. > > Besides, I'm going to update the "Project Name" [6] section in our podling > proposal template, to make it very clear that the name process should be > performed as a prerequisite of entering incubation. > > [6] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/New+Podling+Proposal#project-name > > > Thoughts? > > Best, > tison.
