On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 07:18:17PM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 02:47:49PM -0700, burtonator wrote:
> >
> > No. Just name it 'freenet' instead of 'Freenet'. There are some strong
> > technical reasons why you should have packages as lowercase:
> >
> > A lot of Java developers (I am not one of them) will look at the
> > "Freenet" package and instantly judge its source code quality
>
> I can't see people that make such superficial judgments being of much
> use. And besides, there are plenty of _real_ flaws to find in the source
> code ;>
When viewed in the context of most other well-written Java packages,
Freenet is certainly the oddball. We have a consolidated Javadoc tree
available at http://ariel.w3.org/javadoc/ in which this is clearly
visible. It's not particularly attractive for developers working
with Freenet as a modular rather than a monolithic entity.
org.freenet.etc would not be a crime; Freenet.etc sets a bad
precedent. Part of the purpose of Java namespaces is to prevent
naming conflicts with other packages. If every project tries to
claim a top level domain the way the Freenet project has, a few
years from now developers are going to find themselves faced
with a maintenance nightmare.
It may be a hassle in the short-term to make the change and follow
convention, but the potential for introducing long-term chaos into
the developer community should probably get greater consideration.
m.
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