Re: apt-sources, request for comments re new name
On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 02:11:36AM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 17, 2001 at 11:48:47AM -0500, Adam VanderHook wrote:
> > On Saturday 17 March 2001 01:38, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > > I think the name should certainly mention 'mirror' somewhere in it,
> > > since that is clearly its purpose: to find an archive mirror.
> >
> > That is what it does, it finds the best mirror for you. You just use
> > host instead of mirror in the command cause its shorter. There is a
> > reason 'whatis' was invented.
>
> You're saying the reason is that people don't name commands after
> what they realy do?
>
> You might even be right, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.
Well, what about apt-findmirror then?
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