David Goulet dgoulet@ev0ke.net writes:
Data point. The name here is unfortunately important in terms of public perception but also it becomes an "ABI" because of the torrc file naming so we have to be careful of what we choose since we'll be stuck with it for a while.
Ok, noted: this casual bikeshedding[0] is actually important!
My two cents. I would like to propose that someone gathers the latest suggestions and makes a new "Final RSOS naming suggestion" kind of email and send it to tor-dev@ and tor-onions@ and tor-project@. This has a broader scope and we should include the whole Tor community but as long as we have "final contenders, please vote" so we don't end up in an infinite email thread :).
I'm not against opening this to a wider audience, but I do see the infinite bikeshed discussion getting out of hand. If this is going to happen, I think it should be structured in some way. For example, a mail is sent there with a list of current suggestions, a call for additional suggestions that aren't already listed and a deadline for additional suggestions is set. Once that deadline is met, then another mail with a final call for deciding is sent, the parameters for how a decision will be made should be detailed, specifically at what date/time the decision will be finalized, who and how people get a say in this decision and what finally is the criteria for the decision (eg. a 2/3rd majority, etc.) otherwise it will be incredibly vague and unbounded and never end.
micah
0. http://bikeshed.com/ - be sure to reload it until you get the color you prefer