On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:41 AM, David Wilson <dw+distutils-...@hmmz.org> wrote:
> > huh? as far as I can tell, namespaces greatly expand the pool of > available > > names, but other than that, we've got the same problem. > > They seem to have worked well enough from the 1980s through to the 3.5bn > or so Internet users we have today. > but people don't get domain names in perpetuity without maintaining them -- not the same thing. And the problem at hand is that the mypy folks don't to use a different name, and it would better serve the community if an abandoned name could be used by a more useful, productive package. BTW -- as of the security issue -- isn't it the name with domain names? Someone puts up a website with something at least a little useful on it. They abandon the domain A malicious individual puts up up new site with that name that is a clone of the old one except that it distributed Malware. I agree that it would be a bit easier to do with PyPi, as it does specifically distribute software, but the risk is there in any case. -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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