Hi Antoine, I suggest to include the general@incubator.a.o mailing list as it will allow other Apache contributors to chime in (maybe even faster than I am).
Regarding the search for the optimal name, the best way to go about (IMO) is to make a short list - in accordance with [1] - and discuss those* on list* with the community. When a satisfactory result has been achieved use that in the proposal and [2] [1] https://incubator.apache.org/guides/names.html [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/PODLINGNAMESEARCH Best regards, Pierre Smits *Apache Trafodion <https://trafodion.apache.org>, Vice President* *Apache Directory <https://directory.apache.org>, PMC Member* Apache Incubator <https://incubator.apache.org>, committer *Apache OFBiz <https://ofbiz.apache.org>, contributor (without privileges) since 2008* Apache Steve <https://steve.apache.org>, committer On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 6:34 PM Antoine Toulme <anto...@toulme.name> wrote: > Hi Pierre, > > Looking over Jira, all the tickets are about proving a name that has > already been selected is not currently in use. > > I was looking for a way to conduct a name search with the community, with > proposals. > Is jira the right avenue for this? > > If not, I’m happy to swing it by selecting a name of my own choosing. > > Cheers, > > Antoine > > On Feb 8, 2019, at 12:46 AM, Pierre Smits <pierresm...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Hi Antoine, > > First of all: thank you for the LinkedIn accept. > > More information about the PNS (Podling Name Search) can be found via [1]. > > After having yourself familiarised with that, I suggest to register a JIRA > ticket with project 'PODLING NAME SEARCH' for the new project name, see > [2]. I > also suggest to browse through a few of the open tickets to get a gist of > what steps to take. > > [1] https://incubator.apache.org/guides/names.html > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/PODLINGNAMESEARCH > > Best regards, > > Pierre Smits > > *Apache Trafodion <https://trafodion.apache.org/>, Vice President* > *Apache Directory <https://directory.apache.org/>, PMC Member* > Apache Incubator <https://incubator.apache.org/>, committer > *Apache OFBiz <https://ofbiz.apache.org/>, contributor (without > privileges) since 2008* > Apache Steve <https://steve.apache.org/>, committer > > > On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 3:03 AM Antoine Toulme <anto...@toulme.name> wrote: > >> [going off-list] >> >> How should we conduct the name search? >> >> I have a few names I can submit. I can push for one if that makes sense. >> >> I am looking for previous discussions on the list, but nothing close to >> an open name search seems to have happened there. >> >> Please help? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Antoine > > >