tumido
commented
3 years ago Hey @quaid ! Sure, can you please go ahead and check it for us then? We don't insist on this name by any means though, we just needed a quick name that can be recognized. I actually think at some point this repo can merge with community-handbook repo as well.
I don't expect this name to be a big problem though. It seems to be used as a popular name for this particular purpose across many projects: https://github.com/search?q=hitchhikers+guide&type=repositories
durandom
schwesig
This is a non-technical issue, I talked with @durandom about it and he suggested I open an issue and see what everyone would prefer.
There is a possibility the phrase "The Hitchhiker's Guide to ..." may be too close to a protected trademark to use in a project name. We would need to run a check to be sure.
Would you like me to initiate the check for conflicts with existing marks? It could take a few weeks or longer.
Alternately, you can consider changing the project and repository name.
If you choose to change the name, it's a good practice is to check any names for potential conflict. This step is included in the new project checklist in the Open Source Way; perhaps we could fork it and cut it down to just what we need for new Operate First community projects? I opened an issue in the Community Handbook to add this content, as the natural home for that documentation.