Anne, Here's the guidance provided by ASF for their Incubator Podlings which can be used to come up with a process of our own.
http://incubator.apache.org/guides/names.html -- dims On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Anne Gentle <a...@openstack.org> wrote: > > > > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Monty Taylor <mord...@inaugust.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 05/11/2013 04:07 PM, Asher Newcomer wrote: >> > Or even better, just continue to call it openstack networking. The code >> > names only serve to confuse the uninitiated. They needlessly steepen the >> > learning curve and slow uptake. >> >> The problem with OpenStack Networking (or getting rid of codenames) is >> seen with pre-incubation->incubation->integrated cycle. >> >> A project cannot call itself "OpenStack Foo" until it actually _is_ >> openstack foo. So any new project by necessity has to start off as >> something else. >> >> But - if we then require them to drop that name and become openstack foo >> when they become incubated or integrated, then we've got what's become a >> stable project with a decent amount of contributors renaming itself. >> >> Every. Time. >> >> The code names aren't just cute. I kind of wish they were, because it >> would make several things much easier if we could just ditch them and do >> a pure openstack. code namespace. But the reality is that it gets really >> really tricky to deal with a bunch of things if they go away. > > > I told Monty and the TC this at the Summit (sorry I couldn't attend the > session about code names). I find this trickiness a weak argument in the > face of the invented names that are getting to be as bad as U.S. > pharmaceuticals. Plus it forces us to put a "lookup" table in the docs > forever. [1] Let's find a process for naming that meets a few reqs: > - describes the service > - goes through a legal review > - enables new eyes to understanding it by reading the English word that the > service represents (that can be translated into a meaningful word in other > languages) > > If we have to preface with Stackforge to indicate pre-incubation, that's > fine. Use Incubating or some such to indicate incubation. Meaningful words > have meaning. > > I acknowledge we still have to indicate what commands, daemon names, and so > on are related to a particular service. That issue is also fixable with some > resources and effort and pays off in easier adoption and understanding. > > Anne > > 1. > http://docs.openstack.org/grizzly/openstack-compute/install/yum/content/terminology-codenames.html > >> >> >> > On May 11, 2013 3:59 PM, "Davanum Srinivas" <dava...@gmail.com >> > <mailto:dava...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > Lattice >> > >> > -- dims >> > >> > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Mark Turner <m...@amerine.net >> > <mailto:m...@amerine.net>> wrote: >> > > Tubes >> > > >> > > ;-) >> > > >> > > >> > > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Jason Smith >> > <jason.sm...@rackspace.com <mailto:jason.sm...@rackspace.com>> >> > > wrote: >> > >> >> > >> Hello, >> > >> I understand why we had to give up Quantum code name but rather >> > than just >> > >> refer to it as networking let's come up with a new code name! >> > >> >> > >> Thoughts? >> > >> >> > >> Thanks, >> > >> -js >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> > >> Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >> > <mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net> >> > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> > > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >> > <mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net> >> > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Davanum Srinivas :: http://davanum.wordpress.com >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >> > <mailto:openstack@lists.launchpad.net> >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Davanum Srinivas :: http://davanum.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp