[theme-reviewers] Why can't theme authors have a second version of a theme?

[Srikanth Koneru]

We are not monitoring names these days as opposed to when weaver was
retired.
Another option, use a name that rhymes with responsive.

On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 1:14 AM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>
wrote:

> We are trying to release Responsive 2.0, and after a year of development
> and months of debating how to release it we’re now being told we cannot
> have two themes with the same name.
>
> We’ve changed the backend infrastructure of the grid for the new version,
> so releasing 2.0 on the same repo as 1.0 would break potentially tens of
> millions of websites. A simple solution is to release Responsive 2.0 as
> “Responsive II” but apparently that is not allowed?
>
> https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/20784
>
> We’re now being told the only way we can release Responsive II is to
> retire Responsive 1? Which is ridiculous.
>
> I would like to formerly request a reconsideration of this rule, I see no
> logical reason for why the same theme author cannot release multiple themes
> under the same name. I’m not requesting to use someone else’s name here,
> I’m requesting to be able to release the next version of my theme without
> breaking millions of people’s websites.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --Trent Lapinski
> =============
> CEO of CyberChimps Inc.
> http://CyberChimps.com
> Twitter @trentlapinski
> Skype: mobiletrent
>
>
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