* Danek Duvall <[email protected]> [2009-03-26 21:13]:
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 02:08:14PM -0700, Rich Burridge wrote:
> 
> >   PROPOSAL: where possible the "basename" part of the new
> >             package name will aim for uniqueness. Eg.
> >             "developer/netbeans/library/libnb-java" instead
> >             of "developer/netbeans/library/java". In some
> >             cases, the "basename" will retain the same name as the
> >             original package name.
> 
> Seriously, why bother with all the duplication?  Why not just
> "developer/libnb-java"?

  So that the packages have names that both categorize them and separate
  them from packages that are less closely related (while minimizing
  basename collisions).

  - Stephen

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