Rename the project

[ghost]

It seems that PowerPoint is a registered trademark of Microsoft.

I suggest to rename into PHPPresentation.

[ivanlanin]

I agree.

[Progi1984]

Like PHPExcel... :S

[ghost]

Yep. :) So, are you agree with renaming into PHPPresentation?

[Progi1984]

Not totally. I would be interested by @MarkBaker thought about this.

[ghost]

OK. Please, let us know when you get any feedback from him.

P.S.
I would recommend @MarkBaker renaming from PHPExcel into PHPSpreadsheet. :)

[MarkBaker]

While I have no worries about Microsoft objecting to the use of their trademarks (they have been aware of the PHPOffice suite of libraries for some years now), I can see pros and cons for renaming.... PHPExcel has support now for a wide range of spreadsheet formats, not merely Excel, so their would be some logic in changing to a more generic name; but PHPExcel is also a recognised name, and changing it would lose that recognition that has taken many years to build. On the other hand, it would allow a complete break from the codeplex site.

[ivanlanin]

Thanks for letting us know your opinion, @MarkBaker. I agree that PHPExcel has become a recognised "brandname". Decision to change it will be much harder to take. So, for me, I think I better leave the harder decision to you :) At least I know that you're aware of the issue.

Before PHPPowerPoint suffers the same dilemma with PHPExcel ;) do you think it's better to change the name now?

[Progi1984]

I agree with @MarkBaker... I am going to add three points :

• If PHPExcel must change its name, that must to be at the moment of a new version (2.0 / 3.0 / etc...)
• If PHPExcel change, we could change all PHPOffice others', like PHPPowerPoint, PHPWord, etc..
• PHPOffice has not to change its name

[ghost]

One more point. In case of renaming I suggest renaming in accordance with our coding rules. I mean using PhpOffice as bundle name (like DbUnit does) instead of PHPOffice. Moreover, such naming will match our namespaces.

[Progi1984]

Good idea @RomanSyroeshko :)

[Progi1984]

So @MarkBaker, what have you decided for PHPExcel 2.0 ?

[MarkBaker]

PHPExcel would easily become PHPSpreadsheet (it handles a lot more file formats now than merely MS Excel), PHPPowerPoint is also easy to rename as PHPPresentation; PHPProject doesn't really need renaming.... PHPWord and PHPVisio are harder to come up with a more generic name.

[Progi1984]

So when PHPExcel 2.0 will be released with the name PHPSpreadsheet, each project will change its name with their next release,

[MarkBaker]

It seems a reasonable approach to take, and we make sure that the old project README points to the new name/repo as well

[Progi1984]

I agree totally :)

[Progi1984]

... WIP ...

[Progi1984]

... DONE...

A link to FAQ for explaining the change : http://phppowerpoint.readthedocs.org/en/develop/faq.html#why-phppowerpoint-become-phppresentation

ToDo Release :

• After push to master, rename the repository
• Check ReadTheDocs @readthedocs Allow change of project slug readthedocs/readthedocs.org#1440
• Check Packagist @packagist
• Check Scrutinizer-CI @scrutinizer-ci Rename a project scrutinizer-ci/scrutinizer#348
• Check Gitter @gitterHQ
• Check Travis @TravisCI
• Check Documentation generation

[Progi1984]

New project RTD created

[Progi1984]

New project Scrutinizer CI created