On Sun, Jun 16, 2002 at 06:51:20PM -0700, Evan Prodromou wrote: > >>>>> "OA" == Osamu Aoki <debian@aokiconsulting.com> writes: > OA> How GNUstep people decide on the name is their problem. But > OA> whether they can corrupt name space or not is everyone's > OA> problem. I think :) > I fail to see how this package "corrupts" the namespace. > "terminal" is a legal Debian package name. It does not contain a > vertical tab or Amharic character that would thrash build or install > systems. It does not clash with any other package or virtual > package. It is descriptive and reflects the upstream name. It is in > line with existing naming practice for other applications in the same > domain. It is not particularly descriptive, no; it causes a namespace collision /in the minds of users/, because it appropriates a common term in the history of Unix for use as a proper name. There is nothing in the package name that causes users to associate it with GNUStep. It would be advantageous if there was. Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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