Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:38:06 +0100 From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Pawe? P?kala <pawel@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/x11-fonts Makefile ports/x11-fonts/anonymousPro Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/x11-fonts/anonymousPro/files pkg-message.in Message-ID: <4ED5F97E.4040900@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20111130093528.GA7901@FreeBSD.org> References: <201111292232.pATMWINp021704@repoman.freebsd.org> <20111130015504.GB3953@FreeBSD.org> <20111130090313.00003930@unknown> <20111130080947.GA95193@FreeBSD.org> <4ED5F0CA.9010504@FreeBSD.org> <20111130091253.GB4340@FreeBSD.org> <4ED5F505.5070104@FreeBSD.org> <20111130093528.GA7901@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2011/11/30 10:35, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 10:19:01AM +0100, Pav Lucistnik wrote:
>> On 2011/11/30 10:12, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
>>> Seriously, you really think that e.g. `audio/deadbeef' port (and plethora
>>> of others) should be named `audio/deaDBeeF' (official name is DeaDBeeF)?
>>>
>>> (In case of DeaDBeeF I do not consider this name stupid at all. It just
>>> does not fit as is into ports collection.)
>>
>> Since it is the official capitalization used by vendor, I would not
>> oppose audio/deaDBeeF neither audio/DeaDBeeF (preferred).
>
> But first letter should be lowercase, no? (yes, pun intended). :-)
It is you who wants a policy about everything, so sure, to follow the
letter of the law, it needs to be lowercase.
If it was up to me, I'd let it be uppercase.
> Pav, ports collection constitutes some ten years of maintaining open source
> software (largely diverse), and I do not think that we should either
> strictly adhere to any policy or ignore it. Natural evolution of all those
> little things, names included, is very important indicator of what our
> community feels (in its majority) about the way things should be carried
> out. What you seem to suggest goes against observable traditions and does
> not help to improve anything in any way.
>
> (Frankly, I still don't believe you're being serious here.)
Newsflash: the community does not really care about these marginalities.
--
Pav Lucistnik <pav@oook.cz>
<pav@FreeBSD.org>
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