Implications of changing the name - coq/coq GitHub Wiki

What can we except(sic?) to have to do if we change the name:

  • Changing the tool names (coqc, coqide, ...)

  • Marketing: having a recognizable name / abbreviation is important (e.g. LPC?) e.g think about google searches

  • Changes the imagery around Coq, logos, website, derived works as well, refman

  • Changes in the ecosystem:

    • some projects whose name contains "coq" may require a renaming as well, eg. coq-elpi, js-coq, metacoq
    • packages: opam, snap, nix, debian, ... ? ...
    • coq-platform coq-community
  • References in (future) papers would also change.

  • In .v files From Coq ... (alias?)

  • syntax highlighting (minted, github, editors), eg "```coq"

  • Zulip chat

  • Discourse forum

  • XYZoverflow tags

  • ...