Re: Advice on project name change request
Hi Matteo,
On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 09:52:16AM +0000, Matteo Vescovi wrote:
> - how different should the new name be? I considered using names such as "predict" or "guess", but they are already taken, so I thought about using "soothie" (short for soothsayer, sort of :-) ), but would this name be different enough? I'm currently leaning towards using "presage" as the new name.
that is probably a question that a lawyer can answer only. Otherwise ask
the company who asked for the rename if they are okay with your
favorite.
> - what is the best way to ensure that users looking for soothsayer project will easily find the new project name and that the publicity (such as the review on Linux.com [4]) that soothsayer received will not be wasted?
Probably keep the soothsayer.sf.net site for a while, make a hint on the
page that this is not related to the product of the company you've
stated, that the project has been renamed to avoid confusions and then
redirect after some seconds. Talk to the company that this is the way
you want to go, because you also have an interest in protect. Consider
some grace period after which this project will be deleted. Probably you
also need to let the sf team acknowledge this, but I don't know.
> - how should this name change be handled in the BTS? Should I retitle the ITP? Or close it and open a new one?
No need to open a new one. Just retitle it.
> Finally, how strong a case do Applied Human Factors have here?
What does that mean?
Best Regards,
Patrick
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