On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 12:36:35AM +0200, Serafeim (Serafi) Zanikolas wrote: > http://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html is no more, and the newer > https://ftp-master.debian.org/reject.html says nothing about package names. > > there's probably something to be said: > > - against common, unqualified words especially ones that represent a whole > class > of applications (e.g. reader, browser) > - in favor of qualifying names based on: > - the platform they apply to (e.g. elpa-, vim-, neovim-, lib* for libraries) > - relevant packaging teams' conventions (e.g. -perl, golang-, etc) > > would you accept a patch along those lines? anything else to add?
sure! (depends on the patch though! ;)
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