From: Emmanuel Gomez Date: 2010-08-06T08:14:29+09:00 Subject: Re: Project name ownership and conflict Richard Conroy wrote: > Is this issue growing in significance? I can't speak to this as a trend at all. > I have heard of cases of gemname 'squatting' going on. That is an interesting and related but separate issue. My query is specifically about gemname 'sniping' rather than squatting. That said, if either is a problem, there may be a common solution to both. > Is there even some kind of community ad-hoc guide for naming gems? > I am interested in the answer to this question, as well. > While 'first to publish claims the name' sounds harsh, > in practice I don't see any other reliable way for enforcement. Outside of bureaucratic and/or technical measures, the only thing that occurs to me is *shame*. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.