Change the name before v2.0.0 released?

[lidel]

In past Firefox add-on was named IPFS Gateway Redirect.

It is an understatement, because in addition to redirect functionality, v2.0.0alpha2 features IPFS node status monitoring, experimental dnslink support, web+ipfs:// protocol support and quick upload options for local and web content.

I feel it may be a good time to pick visually shorter and more broad name.

Please vote using emoji reaction below or suggest something more elegant in comments below
(one per comment, to make it easy to vote with 👍 reactions) 🙃

👍 here → change name to IPFS Companion
👎 here → keep the old name IPFS Gateway Redirect
go to this comment → change name to IPFS Station

[ghost]

Reasons for my change-vote:

• The gateway will hopefully soon be just one of various "transports"
• Redirect is an implementation detail

[lidel]

IPFS Station was suggested in ipfs/in-web-browsers#54
(👍 this comment to vote for it)

[daviddias]

Let's timebox this decision. I say, let's pick the name till Wednesday 17. That give everyone enough time to check this issue and vote

[ghost]

Ping -- this timebox expires on Wednesday.

Station sounds good to me IF that means the current station tool and the addon will be one thing.

[daviddias]

Thank you @lgierth ! :)

[daviddias]

Sounds like IPFS Gateway Redirect IPFS Companion it is 🍾

[lidel]

You mean... IPFS Station ? 🙃
Should I make PR with the change?

[daviddias]

Oh, I meant IPFS Companion

• IPFS Companion - 6 votes
• IPFS Gateway Redirect - 1 vote
• IPFS Station - 5 votes

[lidel]

Oy... that was a close one 😕
We've added "Station" after "Companion" already had 4 votes, and some votes got duplicated.

@lgierth, @RndFooBar, @verox, @jedahan, @mateon1, @sonatagreen:
Please check your votes, decide between "Station" vs. "Companion" and update your votes accordingly.
Make sure you vote only for one option.

[lidel]

Lol, seems that made IPFS Companion even stronger 🙃
Can we say it is settled? What is the next step? Repo rename to ipfs-companion? Who can do it?

[victorb]

Renamed :) Welcome to ipfs-companion! 🎉

[victorb]

Screenshot for historic purposes: