Re: lib- prefix for non-library (was: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices)
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 05:41:35PM -0400, David Prévot wrote: Seems weird to see another non-library ending up in the pool/main/libr/ directory of our archive (and yet another special case to handle for tools like deborphan). It would be nice to avoid the lib- prefix for non-library. Nice, yes, but not nice is contorting package names away from upstream's given name to work around a technical limitation in our pool structure/ package programs. Rightly or wrongly package names are still a key piece of information used in user package discovery. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121127152612.GA10865@debian
Re: lib- prefix for non-library (was: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices)
David Prévot taf...@debian.org (26/11/2012): Seems weird to see another non-library ending up in the pool/main/libr/ directory of our archive (and yet another special case to handle for tools like deborphan). It would be nice to avoid the lib- prefix for non-library. .oO( libreoffice ) Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: lib- prefix for non-library (was: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices)
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012, David Prévot wrote: Seems weird to see another non-library ending up in the pool/main/libr/ directory of our archive (and yet another special case to handle for tools like deborphan). It would be nice to avoid the lib- prefix for non-library. If you want to know if something is a library or not, that's what Section: lib and various debtags (devel::library, role::shared-library, etc.) are for. Don Armstrong -- Given that the odds of a miracle are one in one million, and events which could be a miracle happen every second, the odds of not seeing a miracle in a month are less than 8 in 100. Clearly miracles are not all that miraculous. http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121127181448.gp5...@rzlab.ucr.edu
Re: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 06:55:25AM +1100, Karl Goetz wrote: * Package name : linux-minidisc Thats a strange name considering it builds and runs on MacOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku. Yes, the name is indeed somewhat confusing in that regard. If you have a better idea, I'd be happy to hear it ;). Not necessary better, but perhaps libre-minidisk? 3 letters different and only contains one trademark :) libre-minidisc sounds actually nice (note, it's minidis_c_, not minidis_k_ as compared to hard dis_k_), but renaming the project would involve too much of a hassle. The name is already everywhere, on the project wiki, the mailing list, the git repository and so on. So, I think we will refrain from doing that for now. In the end, it affects the name of the source package only anyway, so it's not a big deal. Most Windows and MacOS users just search and download the UI application, QHiMDTransfer and don't care it mentions Linux on the project homepage. Cheers, Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121126091914.ga20...@physik.fu-berlin.de
lib- prefix for non-library (was: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices)
Hi, Le 26/11/2012 05:19, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz a écrit : On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 06:55:25AM +1100, Karl Goetz wrote: * Package name : linux-minidisc Thats a strange name considering it builds and runs on MacOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku. Yes, the name is indeed somewhat confusing in that regard. If you have a better idea, I'd be happy to hear it ;). Not necessary better, but perhaps libre-minidisk? 3 letters different and only contains one trademark :) libre-minidisc sounds actually nice Seems weird to see another non-library ending up in the pool/main/libr/ directory of our archive (and yet another special case to handle for tools like deborphan). It would be nice to avoid the lib- prefix for non-library. Regards David signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices
On Sat, 24 Nov 2012, 00:26:34 LHST, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de wrote: On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 09:02:18AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:16 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: * Package name : linux-minidisc Thats a strange name considering it builds and runs on MacOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku. Yes, the name is indeed somewhat confusing in that regard. If you have a better idea, I'd be happy to hear it ;). Not necessary better, but perhaps libre-minidisk? 3 letters different and only contains one trademark :) thanks, kk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1353786925.1563.5.camel@Nokia-N900-02-8
Re: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 02:26:34PM +0100, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 09:02:18AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:16 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: * Package name: linux-minidisc Thats a strange name considering it builds and runs on MacOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku. Yes, the name is indeed somewhat confusing in that regard. But when we first came up with the project, we were initially only concerned about Linux, so the name was obvious. Finding a good name for such a project is complicated because of possible trademark violations. If you have a better idea, I'd be happy to hear it ;). minidisk-intercessor minidisk-accessor ??? Ciao Filippo -- Filippo Rusconi, PhD - public crypto key C78F687C @ pgp.mit.edu Researcher at CNRS and Debian Developer lopi...@debian.org Author of ``massXpert'' at http://www.massxpert.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121123133635.GA16316@licorne
Re: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 09:02:18AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:16 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: * Package name: linux-minidisc Thats a strange name considering it builds and runs on MacOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku. Yes, the name is indeed somewhat confusing in that regard. But when we first came up with the project, we were initially only concerned about Linux, so the name was obvious. Finding a good name for such a project is complicated because of possible trademark violations. If you have a better idea, I'd be happy to hear it ;). Cheers, Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121123132632.ga2...@physik.fu-berlin.de
Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de * Package name: linux-minidisc Version : 0.9.0 Upstream Author : linux-minidisc project linux-minid...@lists.fu-berlin.de * URL : https://wiki.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc * License : GPLv2, LGPLv2.1 Programming Lang: C, C++, XML Description : Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices The linux-minidisc project develops libraries and backends which allow to access MiniDisc devices fitted with a USB connector adhering to the NetMD [1] or HiMD [2] specification. Both NetMD and HiMD allow to transfer music digitally over a USB connection to a supported device. HiMD devices additionally provide upload capabilities, thus transferring recordings made with a HiMD device back to the PC. NetMD device - with the exception of the Sony MZ-RH1 (also known as MZ-M200) Walkman - do not allow digital uploads through USB. It is however possible to capture the audio through the analogue inputs of a sound card while controlling the NetMD device from the PC using the NetMD protocol and retrieving track information. This allows uploads with the same ease and comfort as digital USB uploads albeit not providing the same audio quality. The project homepage provides a capability matrix for that matter [3]. This ITP overlaps with the previous ITPs I filed before [4-6]. I consolidate these ITPs into one since all of these packages are built from the same source package called 'linux-minidisc'. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetMD#NetMD [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-MD [3] https://wiki.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc/doku.php#status [4] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=533112 [5] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=571647 [6] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=638968 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121122191655.24075.55783.reportbug@localhost.localdomain
Re: Bug#693998: ITP: linux-minidisc -- Free software for accessing NetMD and HiMD MiniDisc devices
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:16 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: * Package name: linux-minidisc Thats a strange name considering it builds and runs on MacOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku. -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAKTje6Hdf=va+0yooB1Jy=hmmwo5rlwgjjn+ng8gfaxenvl...@mail.gmail.com
