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Re: kernel package names (was Re: Package libc6-dev depends on linux-kernel-headers)



On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 20:14, Jonathan Dowland wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 11:13:28AM -0600, Ryan Underwood wrote:
>  
> > Before that realization, it seemed like the type of random cruft that
> > sometimes gets pulled in on dist-upgrade; a name change would help
> > alleviate that initial perception, IMO.  Why not libc6-linux-headers?
> 
> I'm in two minds whether or not to ask this, but I've been wondering
> about the naming scheme for linux packages - kernel-*. Why not
> linux-kernel-* or linux-* ? If alternative kernels in debian become
> more popular, is there a potential for confusion in the future?

Here we GO again...

Martin Kraaft? Herbert Xu? among others... Ready for another "heated"
debate.
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