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Re: Bug#958710: ITP: nss-tls -- encrypted glibc name resolving library which uses DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH)



On Friday, April 24, 2020 11:54:17 AM EDT Kan-Ru Chen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, at 12:34 AM, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> > On Friday, April 24, 2020 11:11:49 AM EDT Kan-Ru Chen wrote:
> > > * Package name    : nss-tls Description     : encrypted glibc name
> > > 
> > >   resolving library which uses DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH)
> > > 
> > > nss-tls is an alternative, encrypted name resolving library to use
> > > with glibc, which uses DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH).
> > 
> > Without knowing more that what is in the ITP, nss-tls seems like a
> > counter-
> > intuitive name for something that doesn't use TLS, but instead HTTPS.
> 
> Indeed, I agree it is counter-intuitive! If I am starting a new project
> I would probably call it nss-doh or nss-https.
> 
> > Is this really the best name for the package?  Could you explain the
> > background behind the name?
> 
> The only reason right now is because it's the name used by upstream. I
> choose to keep the current name and mention DoH in the description to
> help search.
> 
> I plan to ask upstream author if they intend to support DoT in the
> future then the name makes a little more sense. Otherwise if they can
> change the name to nss-https or something else to avoid confusion.

Would it make sense to resolve that with upstream before introducing this to 
Debian?  It would save a trip through New and the confusion inherent in 
package name instability.

Scott K

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