Constantly changing the name/command of the package manager seems like a huge annoyance to end users at best, and a point of discouragement at worst.
Think about all the guides that can be found via search engines for how to do things in a given OS. If we're constantly changing the package manager/command, even if syntax is similar or identical, it's raising the bar of entry for inexperienced users.
For this reason I think it makes far more sense to let "dnf5" eventually just become "dnf" even if that means some features/flags are simply dropped.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 10:15 AM Alexander Sosedkin <asosedkin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 4:47 PM Stephen Smoogen <ssmoogen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2022 at 10:32, Kevin P. Fleming <kpfleming@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 10/12/22 08:59, Stephen Smoogen wrote:
>> > Maybe call it the Fedora Update Manager 'FUM' ?
>>
>> Unless we're going to call it RUM when it makes its way into RHEL, that
>> name may not be the best choice :-)
>
> Well Red Hat shipped the Yellowdog Update Manager for 2 releases so I am sure they can go with FUM or RUM (RPM Update Manager).. I would avoid Backup Upgrade Manager though.
Ugh, acronyms, how boring.
If we stay true to the abbreviation equilibristics
that gave us DNF coming from DaNdiFied YUM,
it's only natural to name the ApPoinTed DNF successor APT. =)
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