Re: Is "ascii" a valid package name?

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Am 19.10.2009 19:09, schrieb Christoph Wickert:
Am Montag, den 19.10.2009, 18:34 +0200 schrieb Martin Gieseking:
according to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522988#c14
packages shouldn't get names that are general terms like "parser" or
"smtp".

The reason is outlined at
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging_tricks#Use_of_common_namespace

Christoph, thanks for pointing out the page I was looking for. As I take it, the package should actually be renamed or prefixed.


Am 19.10.2009 19:15, schrieb Ralf Corsepius:
> However, IMO, the better question would be: Why should Fedora ship it?

Are there any reasons against this tool or does Fedora already provide a similar utility? I think it could be quite handy for some people.

Regards,
Martin

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