On 4/15/2020 3:09 AM, Klaus Darilion wrote: > I do not complain about the version number, but of the name. > > And in my opinion it is not sane to call a service/package httpd if the name > of the software is Apache.
For me, adding the version number can make sense if there is an intention to have both X and Y running on machines simultaneously. Or if there is a need / ability to choose one version with more than one being provided by the distro. Apache httpd 1 versus 2, was a real choice not many years ago. MySQL 5 versus 8 has a similar situation now. I'm sure I can point out others where the version number in the service is a pathway to upgrades. And with Apache HTTPD, you've picked a special naming case. It is the granddaddy of the entire Apache Software Foundation and has morphed from being called just "Apache" to "Apache httpd". Calling the service apachehttpd might be good and differentiate it from the ~383 Apache projects (https://projects.apache.org/) and other httpd daemons. But it's been just httpd in a lot of distros for over 20 years so a LOT of historical convention here. Unfortunately, the exact name is up to the distribution, not really the project. So this is really a discussion for an Ubuntu/Debian mailing list, not this one. Regards, KAM _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
