Merge pull request #8238 from BenTheElder/WIP-naming

naming guidelines

Author: k8s-ci-robot

committee-steering/governance/project-naming.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Project Naming
+
+The Kubernetes project has historically named most of our components/projects
+with a "kube" substring like `kube-proxy`, `kubectl`, `kube-apiserver`,
+`kube-controller-manager`, `kube-scheduler`, `minikube`, ...
+
+"Kubernetes" and "K8s" are registered [trademarks under the Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/trademarks).
+
+We recommend *but do not require* Kubernetes SIGs consider leveraging these when
+naming new subprojects, to further identify as an official project.
+
+We ask that third-party projects refrain from using confusing names that sound
+like an official Kubernetes subproject, i.e. "kube", "k8s", "kubernetes"
+substrings and pick some alternate creative name, with a notable exception for
+[Conformant Distros](https://www.cncf.io/training/certification/software-conformance/).
+Many existing projects have not done this, and we are not seeking to alter them, but
+do remember that "k8s" and "kubernetes" are protected trademarks.
+
+If you'd like to start a new sub-project within the Kubernetes project, see our
+[repository donation / creation guidelines](https://git.k8s.io/community/github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md).

github-management/kubernetes-repositories.md

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ from a central body (e.g. steering committee or sig-architecture)
 ### Rules for new repositories
 
    * For now all repos will live in `github.com/kubernetes-sigs/\<project-name\>`.
+      * For project names: see [project-naming](./../committee-steering/governance/project-naming.md)
    * Must contain the topic for the sponsoring SIG - e.g.
      `k8s-sig-api-machinery`.  (Added through the *Manage topics* link on the
 repo page.)
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ the developers who could not be reached
      ideally occur shortly thereafter.
    * Should contain template files as per the
      [kubernetes-template-project](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes-template-project).
+   * For project names: see [project-naming](./../committee-steering/governance/project-naming.md)
 
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