On 14/01/2013 21:25, Tomasz Muras wrote: > On 01/14/2013 09:16 PM, Eric Lavarde wrote: >> Hello, >> >> On 14/01/13 19:48, Daniel Pocock wrote: >>> A few projects exist without following this convention, and sooner or >>> later somebody may try to package one of them. >>> >>> According to the Java Language Specification, using a domain name is a >>> "suggested convention" and not a mandatory obligation. Nonetheless, in >>> an environment such as Debian where we have to keep many different >>> packages concurrently on a single system, I would contend that we should >>> mandate the use of this "suggestion" >>> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-6.html#d5e6504 >> >> The package domain is a decision of upstream, not of the packager, hence >> I don't think that such recommendation has its place in the Java policy: >> 1. it doesn't create any collision in terms of packaging >> 2. it might create collision in terms of using two such libraries BUT >> a. developers using two such libraries have to cope with this issue >> also outside of Debian anyway >> b. and in terms of portability, any developer using one of both >> libraries would thank us (irony!) if we'd change the package name as it >> would force them to change their import statements only for Debian >> >> This said, we can put a suggestion in the Java Policy to influence >> upstream to fix their package naming convention, but: >> A. it's the same as for any other upstream "bug", so why document the >> obvious? >> B. I doubt that such a badly named package would be of enough interest / >> quality for Debian packaging (but I might be wrong, I don't know any >> example) >> >> Conclusion: I vote against + close the bug. > > I don't think this is a problem at the moment - we do not have any > collisions, do we? > I second Eric - it should not be enforced + close the bug. I share Eric's point of view.
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