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Date:      Mon, 15 May 2017 11:04:10 -0400
From:      <scratch65535@att.net>
To:        Rodrigo Osorio <ros@bebik.net>
Cc:        freebsd-ports <ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: How should we name node-js ports ?
Message-ID:  <hhgjhc90p1esuikrtc8e7muo8pqf9pqpcv@4ax.com>
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[Default] On Sun, 14 May 2017 14:16:23 +0200, Rodrigo Osorio
<ros@bebik.net> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a bunch of nodejs ports to add, most of them as dependencies,
>and I wonder if we can find a naming standard like adding  'node' or
>'node-js' prefix in the name ; I personally prefer 'node'.
>
>As a result a port who install the node package xxx will be named 'node-xxx'
>
>Does it sounds good to you ?

Since "node" already has a well-established general meaning that
has no immediate connection to software, it'd be much less
confusing to use "nodejs", since that *does* have a direct and
immediate connection to the software ports you plan to add.



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