Joe Peterson wrote: > I have not seen much discussion lately regarding the choice of the string, > "scm" > in this GLEP. I asked the author today on IRC, and he said he doesn't have a > particularly strong reason for "scm" beyond historical reasons. > > Since we are stuck with the string once it is adopted, I think we should > consider the choice carefully. Personally, I'd prefer "live", since it is > what > we've been calling these ebuilds for a long time, it's easier to remember (and > more "catchy"), and it seems to carry the spirit of what we mean by these > kinds > of ebuilds. Also, there is a new in-ebuild property with the signifier > "live".
Personally I think there is humor in the scum (as I pronounce it). But seriously, I think live makes sense, and would likely be clearer to our users as well. Cheers, -- Ben de Groot Gentoo Linux developer (qt, media, lxde, desktop-misc) Gentoo Linux Release Engineering PR liaison ______________________________________________________
