Bug#190753: About dropping the ‘should’ recommendation to rename binary programs using a suffix to indicate their programming language.

[Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>]

Le Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 11:45:41PM -0700, Russ Allbery a écrit :
> 
> As discussed in that thread, the best path for a contentious point like
> this with good arguments on both sides would be to go through the
> Technical Committee, which is designed to be able to make decisions like
> that.
> 
> I'd like to dispose of this bug one way or another, either by reclosing it
> or by appealing it to the Technical Committee.  Which direction would you
> like to go with it at this point?

Hi Russ,

I agree that there is no consensus. For my packages, I have stopped removing
extensions because I do not want to take the risk to break users scripts. I would
like to appeal to the Technical Committee, but I am about to take holidays, so it
would be rather at the end of June.

But my experience of “after the holidays” plans is that my mailbox will be full
of other issues that will be equally hungry for my time. How about closing the
bug for the moment? When appealing to the TC, I will take care of unarchiving,
reopening, and reassigning.

Have a nice day,

-- 
Charles