Hi Micha, Thank you for your feedback.
I understand the concern regarding the package name "eSim," especially given the widespread use of the term for embedded SIM technology in the mobile and telecommunications domain. The project has been known as *eSim <https://esim.fossee.in>* for many years within the electronic design automation (EDA) community and is the official upstream name used by the project, its website, documentation, publications, and user community. It originated from the earlier names "Oscad" and "FreeEDA" and has since been consistently distributed and referenced as eSim. Since Debian package names generally follow the upstream project name where practical, I chose to retain "eSim" to match the established branding and make it easier for users familiar with the project to locate it. That said, if Debian developers believe a more descriptive package name (for example, eSim-EDA or eSim-FOSSEE or eSim-simulator) would better align with Debian naming conventions and avoid potential confusion, I would be happy to discuss alternative naming approaches. Thank you again for reviewing and for your suggestions. Please let me know. Thanks & Regards, Sumanto Kar eSim Team, FOSSEE IIT Bombay On Sun, 7 Jun 2026 at 12:56, Micha Lenk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sumanto, > > Am 24. Mai 2026 14:31:12 MESZ schrieb Sumanto Kar < > [email protected]>: > >Package: eSim > >Owner: eSim-team, FOSSEE, IIT Bombay <[email protected]> > >Severity: wishlist > >X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected], [email protected] > > > >* Package name : eSim > > Version : 2.5 > > Upstream Author : Sumanto Kar < [email protected]> > >* URL : https://esim.fossee.in/downloads > >* License : GPL-v3 > > Programming Lang: Python > > Description : Open Source EDA tool capable of Mixed Signal > Simulation > > > >eSim (previously known as Oscad / FreeEDA) is a free/libre and open-source > >EDA tool for circuit design, simulation, analysis, and PCB design. It is > an > >integrated tool built using free/libre and open-source software such as > >KiCad, Ngspice, GHDL, OpenModelica, Verilator, Makerchip, and SkyWater > >SKY130 PDK. eSim is released under GNU General Public License. > > > >eSim is developed and maintained by the FOSSEE (Free and Open Source > >Software for Education) project, IIT Bombay. > > The package name might be too short. I was expecting to find something > related to mobile phones or WWAN modems when reading only esim in the > package name. > > Best regards, > Micha >
