Re: Bug#772736: ITP: pathlib -- Set of classes to handle filesystem paths
On 12 December 2014 at 02:23, Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org> wrote:
> On Dec 12, 2014, at 08:36 AM, Ben Finney wrote:
>
>>Even for the source package name, “pathlib” is IMO too general. This is
>>specifically a library for Python programmers only; its source package
>>name should not grab a generic name like “pathlib”.
>
> Why not first-come-first-served?
>
Because git is not GNU Interactive Tools, a file browser/viewer and
process viewer/kille
And docker is not a System tray for KDE3/GNOME2 docklet applications.
Not to most of our users anyway.
It simply happens that, even when not generic names are used,
something else can come along and win the popularity contest resulting
in user confusing expecting the popular thing to be installed instead
of the niche ones. (Un)fortunately, unlike the appstores on modern
mobile phone we don't allow duplicate package names as we use it as
the unique identifier at the same time, hence we can't use the
upstream name for src & binary names at all times.
--
Regards,
Dimitri.
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