Re: i (was: Summary of Package Overlaps)
Christian Schwarz <schwarz@monet.m.isar.de> writes:
> I fully agree to Santiago that no package should install a binary
> called `i'.
>
> All file names with a single character and also most of the file names
> with two characters are probably name space pollution.
>
> A few exceptions might be good, e.g., for utilities which always used a
> single character. Probably `w' and `[' fall into this category.
>
> What do others think about this? If people agree, we should work out a
> policy change.
I agree completly. If someone insists on introducing single letter
names he should go through the pain of public discussion.
We have to make exceptions for the sake of tradition: [ and dprobably
w.
Sven
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