Ainsi parlait G�tz Waschk :
> > This may not the right moment to discuss about this, but I think we
> > should set up a naming policy for the rpm.
> >
> > To give a simple exemple, the python module.
> >
> > Some of them are named
> > foo-python, and the others are named python-bar.
> >
> > example adns-python, libxslt-python
> > vs python-xoltar, python-fam
> >
> > i suggest to stick to python-bar form, in the same way that perl modules
> > are named.
>
> Hi,
>
> order is OK, but this is a bit overregulation. I think it's better to
> stick to the original name if possible. Else people won't find a
> software in the distribution they are looking for and compile it
> themselves. The package ordering through the rpm groups should be
> sufficient.
We already use lowercase only for names, whereas many software use mixed case
for their name. I also think all modules/libraries for a given language (as
opposed to final software) should get prefixed such as python-foo, perl-bar,
ocaml-baz, etc..
BTW, there has also been sugested that documentation package should get
prefixed too by doc-. It would notably allow to change the current mdk lame
package to doc-lame, and revert the plf notlame package to lame.
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