Your message dated Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:13:53 +0800 with message-id <20140625041350.ga7...@gmail.com> and subject line Re: Bug#749456: Package name has caused the Debian Bug report #749456, regarding ITP: gpx -- Gcode to x3g conversion post-processor to be marked as done.
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--- Begin Message ---Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Chow Loong Jin <hyper...@debian.org> * Package name : gpx Version : x.y.z Upstream Author : Dr. Henry Thomas * URL : https://github.com/whpthomas/GPX * License : GPL2+ Programming Lang: C Description : Gcode to x3g conversion post-processor GPX is a post processing utility for converting gcode output from 3D slicing software like Cura, KISSlicer, S3DCreator and Slic3r to x3g files for standalone 3D printing on Makerbot Cupcake, ThingOMatic, and Replicator 1/2/2x printers - with support for both stock and sailfish firmwares. -- Kind regards, Loong Jinsignature.asc
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--- Begin Message ---On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 05:23:30PM -0700, Dima Kogan wrote: > Chow Loong Jin <hyper...@debian.org> writes: > > > In this case, we're talking about confusion between a package name + > > /usr/bin > > binary and a file format. There isn't, to my knowledge, any other > > executable in > > PATH by the name of gpx, nor is there a package named gpx, so this is still > > rather in the gray area. I'm not even sure that there would be much > > confusion > > arising from this package being named as gpx -- Not many programs or > > packages > > are named exactly the same as the file formats they consume. > > Hi. Sorry for not replying sooner. > > Yes, this is a gray area. Any confusion would certainly be dispelled > once a user reads the package description, but looking at a list of > package names some (at least myself) would initially assume that this > package manipulates GPS track data. > > Feel free to close this bug if you feel that renaming this would be more > trouble than it's worth. I'll do so then. Thanks. -- Kind regards, Loong Jinsignature.asc
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