Guy.Bormann wrote: >>>On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 01:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>>>the name "urpmi" does sound stupid, like somebody belching. why do >>>>linux programmers give their software such silly names? guess they >>>>dont have sales or packaging departments >>> >>>Because it's fewer keystrokes! :)
And also, there is a limited name-space (if all binaries go in a dir on the $PATH). BTW, many MS command-line tools (some of which are still necessary) have worse names ... So, we're stuck with 'install' being a tool that copies files and sets perms, making dirs if necessary. Anyway, if the name bothers you, you should probably be on a different list, and rather try the click approach ... Start->Configuration->Packaging->Install software, where the name doesn't matter any more ... >>> >>>GNOME 2.0 went and renamed all their tools with more sane names, and so >>>did the new Red Hat 8 configuration tools. >>> >>>gcalc => gnome-calculator >>>gfontsel => gnome-font-viewer >>> >>>redhat-config-samba >>>redhat-config-httpd >>> >>>So there is still hope! > > Not really, it defeats the readline completion feature... > I.e. "Do you really want me to show all <gazillion> possibilities..." :-) drak* worksforme > Sorry, is there a Mandrake-advocacy list? :-) > All the other (non-mandrake) lists I subscribe to ;-) Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
