Dear Incubator Members, I hope this message finds you well. We've noticed discussions about the project name and would love to spread our voice here. We've used "Answer" since the project's inception, and have attached to it over the past year. Some of our users are also very familiar with this name. According to feedback from the Apache trademarks team: 'It is possible to use such a name on the understanding that obtaining a trademark for it is likely to be a more difficult (and longer) process.' We understand it may be a longer process, but we believe using "Answer" shouldn't pose significant issues. Therefore, we propose that we maintain "Answer" as the project name during the current voting phase. The name 'Answer' is currently not trademarked, and we will assist ASF in registering the trademark in the future. Additionally, we want to clarify that, as of now, we haven't developed any commercial products or online services under the "Answer" project name. Once again, thank you for your discussions and interest in the project. Best Regards, Anne
Sheng Wu <wu.sheng.841...@gmail.com> 于2023年9月29日周五 18:16写道： > I think it is good to go. > > Sheng Wu 吴晟 > > Apache SkyWalking > Twitter, wusheng1108 > > > tison <wander4...@gmail.com>于2023年9月29日 周五15:48写道： > > > This proposal should be good to go :D > > > > Best, > > tison. > > > > > > Willem Jiang <willem.ji...@gmail.com> 于2023年9月28日周四 18:34写道： > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > After talking with the Answer development team about the brand name > > > issue, there is some feedback from the team. > > > They still want to use the answer as the project name, and they don't > > > plan to provide commercial products or online services based on this > > > project so far. > > > > > > Please let me know if there are any other concerns about this project. > > > I will start a vote next week if there are no other objections. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Willem Jiang > > > > > > Twitter: willemjiang > > > Weibo: 姜宁willem > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 11:14 PM tison <wander4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > About the project name and trademark, according to the trademarks@ > > > reply, > > > > > > > > > It is possible to use such a name on the understanding that > > obtaining a > > > > > trademark for it is likely to be a more difficult (and longer) > > process. > > > > > > > > So it's viable and I also inform the initial committers to think of > the > > > > pros and cons. > > > > > > > > Let's say we don't have a blocker here but potential trade-offs. > Apache > > > > Arrow can be > > > > a compare whose name is also a common word, and the community built > up > > > the > > > > brand recognition so the name is associated with the project. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > tison. > > > > > > > > > > > > Willem Jiang <willem.ji...@gmail.com> 于2023年9月21日周四 23:00写道： > > > > > > > > > Hi PJ, > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply, I will talk to the team and find out if we > can > > > > > figure out a better name for it. > > > > > I raised the same question when I first heard about the name, but > > it's > > > > > hard for the team to give up the product word they already have > > > > > without a solid objection. > > > > > > > > > > Willem Jiang > > > > > > > > > > Twitter: willemjiang > > > > > Weibo: 姜宁willem > > > > > On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 9:36 PM PJ Fanning <fannin...@apache.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > For me, Answer is a problematic name. We're trying to move away > > from > > > > > > relying on the Apache brand name so project names ideally should > > work > > > > > > with or without the Apache name. Answer does not work as a brand > on > > > > > > its own, it depends on being Apache Answer to make it seem like a > > > > > > brand. I'm not saying that we should stop calling our projects > > Apache > > > > > > XYZ yet but I just think the XYZ needs to work as a standalone > > > project > > > > > > name too. Even something like 'Answer Platform' and 'Apache > Answer > > > > > > Platform' might make the name more specific. Imagine trying to > > search > > > > > > online for 'Answer'. There are more than 14 billion matches on > > > Google. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 21 Sept 2023 at 13:51, Sheng Wu < > wu.sheng.841...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a question for the mentors, do you check whether this > > > general > > > > > > > word, `Answer` is an acceptable project name for the > foundation? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sheng Wu 吴晟 > > > > > > > Twitter, wusheng1108 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> 于2023年9月21日周四 20:39写道： > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks interesting at first glance. I will do a new pass on > > the > > > > > > > > proposal (in more details). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > JB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 2:00 PM Willem Jiang < > > > willem.ji...@gmail.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We want to propose Answer as a new Apache Incubator > project. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Answer[1] is a question-and-answer (Q&A) platform software > > for > > > > > teams > > > > > > > > > at any scale to build a help center, knowledge base, > > community > > > > > forum, > > > > > > > > > etc. > > > > > > > > > The key features of Answer: > > > > > > > > > 1. Questions and Answers - Ask questions and get answers > from > > > your > > > > > > > > > users and team. > > > > > > > > > 2. Content Organization and Management - Organize your > > content > > > with > > > > > > > > > flag, moderation, and permission. > > > > > > > > > 3. Content Management - Manage topics and discussions in > the > > > > > community > > > > > > > > > with tags. > > > > > > > > > 4. Reputation - Reward users for their contribution: > answer, > > > > > verify, > > > > > > > > > and upvote correct info. Always keep the information > > > up-to-date. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd be happy to be the Champion of this project, and may > > > Thanks to > > > > > > > > > Zili Chen <tison AT apache.org>， Justin Mclean <jmclean AT > > > > > > > > > apache.org>, and Christofer Dutz <cdutz AT apache.org> > for > > > > > mentoring > > > > > > > > > the answer project and helping us polish the incubating > > > > > proposal[2]. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The word answer is a generic name, and trademarking it is > > > > > impossible. > > > > > > > > > But if we add the prefix of Apache, it could be more > > > reasonable to > > > > > > > > > use. I look forward to your feedback and thank you for > your > > > help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [1]https://github.com/answer.dev/ > > > > > > > > > [2] > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/Answer+Proposal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Willem Jiang > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Twitter: willemjiang > > > > > > > > > Weibo: 姜宁willem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > >
