diff --git a/docs/content/history.md b/docs/content/history.md index cd12a3693..ec50ff717 100644 --- a/docs/content/history.md +++ b/docs/content/history.md @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ -History of CodiMD -=== +# History of HedgeDoc ## It started with HackMD @@ -27,14 +26,29 @@ project), as people mistook it for an open core development model. ## CodiMD went independent -In March 2019, a discussion over licensing, governance and the future of CodiMD -lead to the formation of a distinct GitHub organization. Up to that point, the -community project resided in the organization of hackmdio but was for the most -part self-organized. +In March 2019, a discussion over licensing, governance and the future of CodiMD lead to the formation of a distinct +GitHub organization. Up to that point, the community project resided in the organization of hackmdio but was for the +most part self-organized. -During that debate, we did not reach an agreement that would have allowed us to -move the repository, so we simply forked it. We still welcome the HackMD team -as part of our community, especially since a large portion of this code base +During that debate, we did not reach an agreement that would have allowed us to move the repository, so we simply forked +it. We still welcome the HackMD team as part of our community, especially since a large portion of this code base originated with them. -*For the debate that lead to this step, please refer to the [governance debate](https://github.com/hackmdio/hackmd/issues/1170) and [the announcement of the new repository](https://github.com/codimd/server/issues/10).* +*For the debate that lead to this step, please refer to +the [governance debate](https://github.com/hackmdio/hackmd/issues/1170) +and [the announcement of the new repository](https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc/issues/10).* + +## CodiMD became HedgeDoc + +With two actively named forks sharing the same name, +both [insisting on being the original/actual owner of the name CodiMD](https://github.com/hackmdio/codimd/issues/1219), +people became rightfully confused about the projects sharing the same name. + +After roughly a year of being stuck on the name issue, the HedgeDoc community decided to take action and started +a [renaming process in April 2020](https://community.codimd.org/t/renaming-yet-another-time/102). With a good head start +in the amount of names, it was decided that an entire rebranding should take place and therefore, after +a [name was agreed on in July 2020](https://community.codimd.org/t/codimd-becomes-hedgedoc/170), the next step was +to [find a logo](https://community.codimd.org/t/time-to-find-the-hedgedoc-logo/171). + +In November of 2020, roughly 7 months after the initiative was started, a logo was found, the rebranding of the +application as well as all community pages took place and the time of name conflicts was over. (hopefully.)