[jira] [Resolved] (PIG-2097) Rename Pig to "Hamster"

["Milind Bhandarkar (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-2097?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Milind Bhandarkar resolved PIG-2097.
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    Resolution: Won't Fix

Now that the only sponsor is backing out, closing this as won't fix. I reserve the right to create a hadoop-based hamster project, though :-)

> Rename Pig to "Hamster"
> -----------------------
>
>                 Key: PIG-2097
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-2097
>             Project: Pig
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: site
>    Affects Versions: 0.8.1
>         Environment: All
>            Reporter: Milind Bhandarkar
>            Assignee: Olga Natkovich
>             Fix For: 0.10
>
>   Original Estimate: 1h
>  Remaining Estimate: 1h
>
> When Pig was incubated, I remember a few folks expressing religious reservations about the name. Now that the Hadoop ecosystem is becoming more mature (i.e. GigaOm, TechCrunch etc know what Hadoop is), I believe the following conversation on Twitter should convince everyone that Pig should be renamed.
> @alanfgates: @rjurney I look forward to seeing a #Pig app in AppStore
> @rjurney: @squarecog @alanfgates Let's go for it.
> @squarecog: @alanfgates @rjurney the way the market is going, I bet the three of us could get a good 5 Mil funding for that.
> @rjurney: @squarecog @alanfgates Since nobody else did a Pig company, it's sort of our moral duty.
> @techmilnd: @rjurney @squarecog @alanfgates ummm.. Could there be a reason why there are no "rumors" of a pig spinoff? ;-)
> @rjurney: @techmilind @squarecog @alanfgates It's gotta be the name.
> @techmilind: @rjurney @squarecog @alanfgates Pig not kosher ? Ok, I will file a jira to rename it "hamster". All cool hadoop projects start with H anyway.
> @squarecog: @techmilind favorited.
> So, there you go. I already have a +1 from a committer (although outside of this Apache thing.)

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