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author | David Mehren | 2020-11-15 21:02:36 +0100 |
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committer | GitHub | 2020-11-15 21:02:36 +0100 |
commit | 4c0efe1237bc33b52d06eaf86a28adad9a041ec2 (patch) | |
tree | fa068d16074645b7b6d8d88b78724b9cd82dd879 /docs/history.md | |
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parent | 9898ab3ca5fa226967d8a3aca8e6e752554ed64d (diff) |
Merge pull request #453 from hedgedoc/misc/renaming
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diff --git a/docs/history.md b/docs/history.md index 7c77987c..393c4fcf 100644 --- a/docs/history.md +++ b/docs/history.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# History of CodiMD +# History of HedgeDoc ## It started with HackMD @@ -34,4 +34,21 @@ move the repository, so we simply forked it. We still welcome the HackMD team as part of our community, especially since a large portion of this code base originated with them. -*For the debate that lead to this step, please refer to the [governance debate](https://github.com/hackmdio/hackmd/issues/1170) and [the announcement of the new repository](https://github.com/codimd/server/issues/10).* +*For the debate that lead to this step, please refer to the [governance debate](https://github.com/hackmdio/hackmd/issues/1170) and [the announcement of the new repository](https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/issues/10).* + +## CodiMD became HedgeDoc + +With two actively named forks, sharing the same name. Both [insisting on being +the original/actual owner of the name CodiMD](https://github.com/hackmdio/codimd/issues/1219), +people became rightfully confused about the projects sharing the same name. + +After roughly a year of being stuck on the name issue, the HedgeDoc community +decided to take action and started a [renaming process in April 2020](https://community.codimd.org/t/renaming-yet-another-time/102). +With a good head start in the amount of names, it was decided that an entire +rebranding should take place and therefore, after a [name was agreed on in July +2020](https://community.codimd.org/t/codimd-becomes-hedgedoc/170), the next step +was to [find a logo](https://community.codimd.org/t/time-to-find-the-hedgedoc-logo/171). + +In November of 2020, roughly 7 months after the initive was started, a logo was +found, the rebranding of the application as well as all community pages took place +and the time of name conficts was over. (hopefully.) |