[Exptools-devel] Re: The "exptools" name

[Tobias P. <po...@mp...>]

> Thank you for being willing to do as much as you did. 

Today, we decided to change our name to explab.

> It's quite maddening
> that sourceforge makes it so difficult to change a project name.  

When you start a project, they explicitly warn you about that.
It's a complex system with a rich functionality. It's obvious
that there have to be some restrictions.

> I haven't
> dealt very much with sourceforge, but it sounds like the web interface is
> only set up to request certain small changes.  

Well, I like the interface a lot. For many things that you typically have
to do, it's practical and although the functionality is complex, dealing
with it is quite intuitive. But changing the name is obviously not
a "typical thing to do". :-)

> Is there a way to just
> explain what it is you want to do?  Perhaps the support staff would do it
> for you if you described it, and maybe they'd be more willing if you told
> them why you needed it done.   Tell them if you look up the exptools name
> on freshmeat.net it lists my project.

I asked them once again for some help. If they can't do it, we will do it
"by hand". I will not be too much work, compared to the time
we have been spend discussing about the name change :-)

Tobias Polzin
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