On 15.02.2017 00:00, scootergrisen wrote: > When i download Gentoo Linux the file name might be called something > like: > livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso > > This might be fine if you just want that file and want to use it > straight away. > > But lets say like i just did downloaded multiple linux distributions > because i want to test them out so i have like 10-20 iso files or what > ever. > > Then later one when i see the file name > livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso i have no idea what distribution > that was. > > The other distributions i have downloaded all seem to start with the > name of the distribution in the file name. I Think Gentoo Linux is the > only one yet that does not. > So you can identify it uniquely. ;-) > So would it not be better to use a file name like this?: > gentoo-livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso > Could be nice. But not important. You can always run 'wget -O <filename> <url>'.
You could write a GLEP? But then, you could just file a bug/ask somebody responsible for the naming.
