On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 10:48:42PM +0000, Mattia Rizzolo wrote:
> > If you mind reading but a few more lines in this wishlist
> > item you'll notice that I already acknowledge this problem
> > and even sought upstreams help/opinion on it.
>
> umh, not really. I read it fully before and I actually read this on the
> second post:
>
> > In particular, "timeline" is way too generic a package name
> > (although there is no collision ATM).
> ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑
>
> both upstream and you both acknowledged it was "a too generic name", but
> nothing about collisions and actual needs of renaming.
Sorry, if seen this way you are right.
I probably did
apt-cache show timeline
apt-cache search timeline
and did not find a package named "timeline".
bti - command line Twitter client
flasm - assembler and disassembler for Flash (SWF) bytecode
flowblade - non-linear video editor
harvid - HTTP Ardour Video Server
identicurse - simple Identi.ca client with a curses-based UI
libeventviews4 - event viewing library
mac-robber - collects data about allocated files in mounted filesystems
python-releases - Sphinx extension for changelog manipulation (Python 2)
python3-releases - Sphinx extension for changelog manipulation (Python
3)
libreact-ocaml - functional reactive programming in OCaml (plugins)
libreact-ocaml-dev - functional reactive programming in OCaml
libjs-simile-timeline - JavaScript library for web-based interactive
timelines
snapper - Linux filesystem snapshot management tool
libstapler-adjunct-timeline-java - Timeline visualisation library for
use with stapler
libstapler-adjunct-timeline-java-doc - Documentation for Stapler
Timeline
statcvs - CVS Repository statistic analysis tool, written in Java
threadscope - graphical thread profiler for Haskell programs
twittering-mode - Twitter client for Emacs
abi-monitor - monitor ABI of shared libraries
debian-timeline - Web-based timeline of the Debian Project
likwid - toolsuite for performance oriented programmers
plaso - super timeline all the things
python-releases-doc - Sphinx extension for changelog manipulation
documentation
smuxi-engine - Engine libraries for Smuxi (IRC, Twitter, XMPP,
Campfire, JabbR)
texlive-latex-extra - TeX Live: LaTeX additional packages
xul-ext-timeline - adds a timeline above the Thunderbird status bar
twitterwatch - Simple Twitter bot detecting if no tweet was posted
recently on a timeline
python-twython - Pure Python wrapper for the Twitter API
python3-twython - Pure Python3 wrapper for the Twitter API
hotot - lightweight microblogging client - metapackage
hotot-common - lightweight microblogging client - common files
hotot-gtk - lightweight microblogging client - GTK+ wrapper
hotot-qt - lightweight microblogging client - QT wrapper
I suggest naming the package "thetimelineproj".
I will also contact "pkg-python-apps" via
"[email protected]" as you suggested.
Thank you for your insight.
Karsten
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