Package Naming Guidlines

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Thu Apr 8 17:06:11 UTC 2004


Toshio wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 11:30, Rex Dieter wrote:
> 
>>Toshio wrote:
>>
>>
>>>_Guidelines:
>>>* I don't like the period between release tag and %{disttag} because it
>>>doesn't really serve its purpose as a separator (The period gets lost in
>>>the clutter of other periods before and after it.) 
>>
>>I think a better justification (other than "I don't like it") must be 
>>made for this (or any other) change.  It's in production now.  It works. 
>>  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
> 
> 
> Sorry I wasn't clear.  This is speaking to Warren's Proposal for Fedora
> Extras which isn't in production yet. 

And what I am saying is that fedora.us *is* in production now, and it's 
existing scheme works, and works well, IMO.  Further, again, IMO, any 
changes to the existing disttag scheme requires more justification than 
what you've provided so far.

-- Rex





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