On 15.02.2017 18:48, Mike Gilbert wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 6:08 PM, Johannes Rosenberger <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 15.02.2017 00:00, scootergrisen wrote:
>>> When i download Gentoo Linux the file name might be called something
>>> like:
>>> livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso
>>>
>>> This might be fine if you just want that file and want to use it
>>> straight away.
>>>
>>> But lets say like i just did downloaded multiple linux distributions
>>> because i want to test them out so i have like 10-20 iso files or what
>>> ever.
>>>
>>> Then later one when i see the file name
>>> livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso i have no idea what distribution
>>> that was.
>>>
>>> The other distributions i have downloaded all seem to start with the
>>> name of the distribution in the file name. I Think Gentoo Linux is the
>>> only one yet that does not.
>>>
>> So you can identify it uniquely. ;-)
>>> So would it not be better to use a file name like this?:
>>> gentoo-livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso
>>>
>> Could be nice. But not important.
>> You can always run 'wget -O <filename> <url>'.
>>
>> You could write a GLEP? But then, you could just file a bug/ask somebody
>> responsible for the naming.
> A GLEP seems like overkill for something like this. I would suggest
> filing a bug for the release engineering team.
>
That's the broad hint my rethoric should give.
But maybe I ought to be somewhat more clear in what I mean, on mailing
lists.
