On 06/06/05, Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 05-Jun-2005, astronut wrote: > > The website lists the following reasons to use DAV: > > You probably want to rewrite the long description of the package to > include what you think users will consider to be its features, so that > prospective users can decide whether they want this package or not. > > I'd also suggest that the package name 'dav' has strong connotations > unrelated to text editors. If I saw a package of that name, I'd expect > to find a package primarily about the HTTP Distributed Authoring and > Versioning protocol (WebDAV).
When I was asked on #debian-mentors if I was willing to sponsor (which I obviously can't), I was about to tell him that there was already a WebDAV package. > > <URL:http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2518.txt> > > Or more to the point, if I was looking for packages supporting that > protocol, I'd expect to find a package named 'dav'. > > Maybe name the package 'dav-editor'? (alternatively, its presence in > the "Section: editors" may be enough, and my assumptions on the name > unfounded.) I must wonder, exactly what advantages over pico/nano,ee,vi etc are there? Debian seems to be getting a lot of text editors that do exactly the same, the only difference been the way you access some of the commands. (of course, i must agree that everyone has a personal preference). > > -- > \ "Broken promises don't upset me. I just think, why did they | > `\ believe me?" -- Jack Handey | > _o__) | > Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > BodyID:28413067.2.n.logpart (stored separately) > > My two cents, -- N Jones
