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and subject line Re: Bug#1109380: open-vm-tools: Rename package as use of term
'vm' is confusing
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Package: open-vm-tools
Severity: normal
open-vm-tools: Rename package as use of term 'vm' is confusing and to many may
seem like a generic package. Changing 'vm' to 'vmware' would be sensible.
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On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 10:26:58AM +0100, Phil Wyett wrote:
> Package: open-vm-tools
> Severity: normal
>
> open-vm-tools: Rename package as use of term 'vm' is confusing and to many may
> seem like a generic package. Changing 'vm' to 'vmware' would be sensible.
While we can wish for vmware to have picked a better name, divering
serves nobody.
Closing,
C.
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