I'd vote to pursue B and C in parallel. D could have negative effects in the future, as the project will give to continue working with the trademarks folks.
If puppet has objections or we don't manage to convince all, A might be the measure of last resort. Chris Holen Sie sich Outlook für Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: Bertty Contreras <ber...@databloom.ai> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2022 9:34:53 PM To: dev@wayang.apache.org <dev@wayang.apache.org> Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache Wayang Name Hello Folks, In the case of this vote we will then discuss over the same thread, because it has several options and it is not just +1 or -1. Best regards, Bertty On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 9:33 PM Bertty Contreras <ber...@databloom.ai> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Maybe several of you already know that we are finalizing the setup for the > name of puddling, and we have one complaint from a reviewing member where > he said that "wayang" could be associated with 'puppet'. > > We try to show him that "wayang" is a concept, but it is not enough > because it has a relation with 'puppet'. If we want to conserve the name, > we have the following options: > > a) the podling chooses a new name > b) the podling provide enough argument for "Wayang" does not conflict with > "Puppet" > c) the podling obtains agreement from Puppet Inc that Puppet Inc has no > objection to the ASF's use of the "Wayang" name > d) the podling appeals to the ASF president to overrule the current > decision > > In the case of option "B", a group of the community members try to > formulate arguments about that wayang is the concept behind the ancestral > theater of java island. However, it was not enough. If you have a legal > base, it could be an excellent option to add to the justifications. > > In the case of option "C", Alex is trying to contact a friend that works > in Puppet Inc. Nevertheless, if one of you has contact with someone in > Puppet Inc, it could help us speed up the process. > > Regarding option "D", if we want to follow this option, we need to prepare > a good argument with legal fundamentals and focus on the concept of wayang. > > Finally, the option "A" throws away all the work around the name of Apache > Wayang to make it popular, and we start from scratch the process again but > with a new name. > > Now the vote is, which path do we want to follow concerning our options? > > Best regards, > Bertty >
