[Pandas-dev] Using a phrase "Similar to Pandas DataFrame" in other projects

[Niranda Perera]

Thank you very much Marc. This is very helpful.



On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 6:58 AM Marc Garcia <garcia.marc at gmail.com> wrote:

> In short:
>
> 1. You can use pandas without written consent for what in law is called
> "fair use". Which for what you say is what you want to do, and other
> projects do. The idea is that you can use the pandas "brand" to say "we are
> compatible with pandas", "it's similar to a pandas dataframe"... But not
> "we're the pandas consultancy", "we're pandas approved"... You can share
> for "fair use" for more details.
>
> 2. If it's an open source project, and relevant to the pandas community,
> just open a PR to be included in the Ecosystem page.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021, 03:56 Niranda Perera, <niranda.perera at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We are working on a distributed memory parallel runtime, "Cylon" (
>> https://github.com/cylondata/cylon). Cylon has a different execution
>> model compared to Dask Distributed or Ray DF. It is using the bulk
>> synchronous parallel model for execution. So, essentially, Cylon provides a
>> distributed DataFrame for MPI-like environments.
>>
>> In our upcoming release, we have added a Python DataFrame API "Similar to
>> Pandas DataFrame". When we checked the Pandas License it has the clause,
>> "prohibits others from using the name of the project or its contributors
>> to promote derived products without written consent."
>> On the other hand, we have seen third party projects listed under
>> "Ecosystem" on the Pandas website (
>> https://pandas.pydata.org/community/ecosystem.html)
>>
>> So, we were wondering,
>> 1. What is the process to get the "written consent" to use Pandas name in
>> Cylon project material (documentation, GitHub, etc)
>> 2. What are the requirements a project needs to fulfill, to be listed
>> under the Pandas Ecosystem?
>>
>> Thank you
>> Best
>>
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