Bug#823141: RFP: timeline -- An application to show events on a timeline

[Karsten Hilbert <Karsten.Hilbert@gmx.net>]

On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 10:48:42PM +0000, Mattia Rizzolo wrote:

> > If you mind reading but a few more lines in this wishlist
> > item you'll notice that I already acknowledge this problem
> > and even sought upstreams help/opinion on it.
> 
> umh, not really.  I read it fully before and I actually read this on the
> second post:
> 
> > In particular, "timeline" is way too generic a package name
> > (although there is no collision ATM).
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> both upstream and you both acknowledged it was "a too generic name", but
> nothing about collisions and actual needs of renaming.

Sorry, if seen this way you are right.

I probably did

	apt-cache show timeline
	apt-cache search timeline

and did not find a package named "timeline".

	bti - command line Twitter client
	flasm - assembler and disassembler for Flash (SWF) bytecode
	flowblade - non-linear video editor
	harvid - HTTP Ardour Video Server
	identicurse - simple Identi.ca client with a curses-based UI
	libeventviews4 - event viewing library
	mac-robber - collects data about allocated files in mounted filesystems
	python-releases - Sphinx extension for changelog manipulation (Python 2)
	python3-releases - Sphinx extension for changelog manipulation (Python 3)
	libreact-ocaml - functional reactive programming in OCaml (plugins)
	libreact-ocaml-dev - functional reactive programming in OCaml
	libjs-simile-timeline - JavaScript library for web-based interactive timelines
	snapper - Linux filesystem snapshot management tool
	libstapler-adjunct-timeline-java - Timeline visualisation library for use with stapler
	libstapler-adjunct-timeline-java-doc - Documentation for Stapler Timeline
	statcvs - CVS Repository statistic analysis tool, written in Java
	threadscope - graphical thread profiler for Haskell programs
	twittering-mode - Twitter client for Emacs
	abi-monitor - monitor ABI of shared libraries
	debian-timeline - Web-based timeline of the Debian Project
	likwid - toolsuite for performance oriented programmers
	plaso - super timeline all the things
	python-releases-doc - Sphinx extension for changelog manipulation documentation
	smuxi-engine - Engine libraries for Smuxi (IRC, Twitter, XMPP, Campfire, JabbR)
	texlive-latex-extra - TeX Live: LaTeX additional packages
	xul-ext-timeline - adds a timeline above the Thunderbird status bar
	twitterwatch - Simple Twitter bot detecting if no tweet was posted recently on a timeline
	python-twython - Pure Python wrapper for the Twitter API
	python3-twython - Pure Python3 wrapper for the Twitter API
	hotot - lightweight microblogging client - metapackage
	hotot-common - lightweight microblogging client - common files
	hotot-gtk - lightweight microblogging client - GTK+ wrapper
	hotot-qt - lightweight microblogging client - QT wrapper

I suggest naming the package "thetimelineproj".

I will also contact "pkg-python-apps" via
"debian-python@lists.debian.org" as you suggested.

Thank you for your insight.

Karsten
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