Package Renaming Process

When you wish to rename a package, you MUST request a re-review of your package through the Package Review Process. In this review request, you MUST state that this is a re-review request for a package rename, and the old package name that this is replacing.

The reviewer of the package MUST explicitly acknowledge this fact, and check the package for the proper Obsoletes and Provides (see relevant Packaging Guidelines for more information.) They MUST document in the review request that they have done so.

After the review is completed, and is satisfactory (for the avoidance of doubt, the lack of a clean upgrade path for users of the package in the form of proper Provides and Obsoletes is considered a blocker to the review), request git for the package as you normally would for a new package.

After the new package is imported into git, you can follow the Package Retirement Process for the old package.