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Re: underscores



> A:	package-name_1.2.3-1_i386.deb
> B:	package_name-1.2.3_1-i386.deb
[...]
> Which ever of the available "good choices" are
> implemented they need to be implemented *completely* and enforced
> uniformly across the distribution or there will only be chaos as a result.

In my honest opinion convention "A" is easier to explain. It also
tends to do the right thing even with such simple-minded Unix commands
as "sort -t_", "cut -d_", and so on.

	Bruce
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Bruce Perens AB6YM          Bruce@Pixar.com            http://www.hams.com/


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