On 2024-12-30 10:36 a.m., Kevin R. Coombes wrote:
Hi,
I currently have a package on CRAN called "plasma" (which is an acronym
for an algorithm). Reviewers of the paper submitted to describe this
package/algorithm have requested that the name be changed to PLASMA to
make sure that users don't somehow think we are talking about the
similarly named component of the blood instead.
Is there any simple way (that won't burden or confuse the CRAN
maintainers excessively) to make this change?
I don't think so. CRAN won't allow a package named PLASMA to be
submitted because plasma is already there and names need to be unique
irrespective of case.
The simplest thing that you could do is to choose a different name, e.g.
PLASMA2, that doesn't conflict with any existing name, and then ask for
plasma to be archived once PLASMA2 has been accepted. But I think CRAN
would be reluctant to do even this, because it inconveniences anyone who
has used the plasma package.
Alternatively, point out these issues to the reviewers, and suggest that
confusion with blood plasma is unlikely given the context and full title
of your package.
Duncan Murdoch