[Fedora-packaging] Java guideline inconsistency

[Toshio Kuratomi]

Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
> 
> Le Dim 10 mai 2009 00:41, Fernando Nasser a écrit :
> 
>>>> Also, I find it a bit inconsistent that java packages don't have
>>> to have
>>>> a java- prefix as python, perl, php and so on packages have to.
>>> I do to but I think this is the standard for enough packages that we
>>> shouldn't look at fixing it unless it's causing breakage.
>> Agreed.  Most (all?) of this stuff came from JPackage and there's
>> little
>> point in breaking compatibility/naming.
> 
> Also, perl and python components are released from a centralised
> source, while java components aren't. The perl- prefix works because
> it's effectively a cpan- prefix
> 
perl does but python does not.

(pypi, in case that's what you're looking at, is a relatively recent
invention as a distribution point and most of the projects there are
only lightly tied to that.)

But I do think the weight of java's history should count a lot for not
inflicting a mass renaming on users and packagers.

-Toshio

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