Bug#582884: [Usb-creator-hackers] Bug#582884: ITP: usb-creator -- Live USB creator
On 05/24/2010 03:19 PM, Evan Dandrea wrote:
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Mehdi Dogguy <mehdi@dogguy.org>
> wrote:
>>>>> * Package name : usb-creator
>>>>
>>>> "usb-creator" is a bit misleading (or at least… not clear).
>>>> Could you rename it into something like "live-usb-creator"?
>>> This package has been shipped in Ubuntu for a few releases now.
>>
>> Honestly, I don't know how you (as a team) ended up with such a
>> name.
>
> I do not think it is misleading at all. Calling it
> "live-usb-creator" would just add confusion as it can be used to
> write debian-installer ISOs as well, which clearly are not live CDs.
>
Is any debian-installer ISO used to be called "live" something? I don't
think so.
>
> Equally, Evolution isn't packaged as evolution-mail-client, despite
> "evolution" telling you nothing about what it does. So why should we
> apply this new rule to just usb-creator?
I'm not stating a new rule. Don't make assumptions from nothing!
And that's not "equally" since Evolution doesn't contain mail nor client
in its name. "usb-creator" is more explicit about promised features
than "evolution".
If you want to keep that name, then fine! But, please, don't be
hypocritical!
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