[Qgis-psc] Idea: rename 3.42 to "Denali"

[Emma Hain]

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Em

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On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 04:45, Even Rouault via QGIS-PSC <
qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This is obviously unpleasant matters to deal with, but if we don't react,
> what will become our freedoms ?
>
> So following my initial move in GDAL in
> https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/pull/11865, I'm following up with:
>
> - GeoJSON writer: insert GDAL_RELEASE_NICKNAME:
> https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/pull/11875
>
> -  GPKG: insert GDAL_RELEASE_NICKNAME:
> https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/pull/11876
>
> -  GTiff: insert GDAL_RELEASE_NICKNAME in GDAL_METADATA tag:
> https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/pull/11877
>
> - MapServer: https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7233
>
> - PROJ: https://github.com/OSGeo/PROJ/pull/4406
>
> - GEOS: https://github.com/libgeos/geos/pull/1243
>
> So QGIS is *going* to be affected, whatever it decides for itself
>
> Cheers,
>
> Even
>
>
> Le 18/02/2025 à 15:24, Andreas Neumann via QGIS-PSC a écrit :
>
> Hi Nyall,
>
> I understand your motivation - and I am also annoyed by the current
> actions and behavior of a certain administration.
>
> But I would refrain from making political statements with QGIS. It will
> lead to more and more discussion on what should be supported and what not -
> and who knows, certain statements might create trouble for certain users in
> certain regions or situations.
> After publishing the "QGIS for peace" newsfeed at the beginning of the
> Ukraine war, we got requests to make similar statements in other disputes
> or conflicts - and we denied those - for good reasons.
>
> Disclaimer: this is my personal view - it hasn't been discussed yet in the
> PSC.
>
> Greetings,
> Andreas
>
> On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 at 00:34, Nyall Dawson via QGIS-PSC <
> qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi PSC,
>>
>> In support of GDAL's 3.10.2 release having the name "Gulf of Mexico",
>> I would like to propose that the release name of the upcoming 3.42
>> version is changed to "Denali" (with a splash screen of Mt Denali with
>> its correct name!).
>>
>> The motivation behind this is to protest against the political
>> situation in the United States, and how the policies of this current
>> US government are directly harming our community, users, and all
>> future generations who would like to share and enjoy this planet.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your consideration.
>>
>> Nyall
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>
>
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