[Compcomm] Deciding a name

[Jeffrey Laramie]

> > In theory this process could take up to 2 weeks, but we don't have a
> > deadline here and I think it's important that we get this right. Choosing
> > a name should be a unifying event, not a divisive one.
> >
> > Jeff
>
> I agree with the idea of a nominating commitee, but I think it is the
> wrong priority to spend 3 days with finding good names and 11 days with
> holding the poll(s). It is important to get this right - as you say. So
> we should put the priority on the creation of good name proposals, not
> on ongoing bureaucracy. The "dozens" of available name suggestions are
> more or less entirely inacceptable.
>
> We are not in a hurry so we can safely spend at least two weeks with
> finding good names (which is still ridiculously short compared to
> "real-life" projects). Once there is a minimum list of 5-10 _acceptable_
> names we should start the poll - no deadline, no hurry.

I'm not against a longer time period to nominate names if the consensus is 
that we need more time, but I am against an open ended selection process. I 
think one lesson we learned from the logo contest we held, was that when you 
have a long process eventually people start to lose interest, become 
impatient, or both. We saw people lose interest during the logo contest, and 
I think the recent name poll was rushed because people became impatient. We 
need to have pre-determined selection process and time frame to avoid these 
issues.

Another thing that should be considered is when our next release will be 
ready. I've heard bits and pieces on this, but I don't have a good answer. We 
need to be sure that we have a name selected before then so we don't hold up 
the release. Maybe some of the other devs can enlighten me on the release 
timeframe.

Jeff