Leszek Matok (Lam@xxxxxx) said: > I still don't get why "sendmail" is good for package name and an init.d > script name and "apache" is not. Sendmail is an MTA and I should start > any MTA using for example "service smtpd start". Leads to file conflicts. > Apache HTTP Server > (see, it even doesn't contain "HTTPD" in its name!) is HTTP daemon, but > not the only one out there, so while "service httpd start" looks good, > the package name isn't good at all. httpd is required as part of the apache trademark stuff, IIRC. > Alternatively, can't something like /etc/alternatives be used if many > httpds/mtas/whatever are installed? Or even a multi-daemon system, where > I have one /etc/init.d/httpd which can start any number of http daemons > using their init scripts if they are configured > (like /etc/init.d/network starts many interfaces depending on their > configuration)? Alternatives should be used less, not more. :) Bill -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
