Bug#731036: RFS: think-rotate/3.0-1
On Tue, 03 Dec 2013, Martin Ueding wrote: > > Mostly because the package would not contain the > > majority of the stand-alone thinkpad-specific tools and utils (such as tpb, > > thinkbat, thinkfan, etc). > > That is the problem, it is just screen rotation and docking. “-scripts” > sounds like some assorted scripts, and does not feel like it is claiming > to be complete like “-utils” would. think-scripts (or thinkpad-scripts) is fine, IMHO. However, please do be aware that we already have some thinkpad-specific scripts or functionality in packages: acpi-fakekey (mostly to reroute input events into legacy acpi-like events) acpi-support So it is best to make sure there is no duplication, etc. -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131204124556.gf17...@khazad-dum.debian.net
Bug#731036: RFS: think-rotate/3.0-1
> We'd need to ask a lawyer to get an useful answer to that question, I think. The problem is that I do not know a lawyer that I could just ask. And I am German, another dev is American, so I have no idea whether to ask a German or an American lawyer. We already have the name in the description. I mean, it would be pointless to avoid this name. It serves as identification, not really using the trademark to sell our “product”. From my common sense view, it should be okay, but I am a scientist, not a lawyer … > Mostly because the package would not contain the > majority of the stand-alone thinkpad-specific tools and utils (such as tpb, > thinkbat, thinkfan, etc). That is the problem, it is just screen rotation and docking. “-scripts” sounds like some assorted scripts, and does not feel like it is claiming to be complete like “-utils” would. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#731036: RFS: think-rotate/3.0-1
On Tue, 03 Dec 2013, Martin Ueding wrote: > Okay, “thinklight” does not count, then. > > The question is, whether using “thinkpad-” would cause any trouble with > trademarks? We'd need to ask a lawyer to get an useful answer to that question, I think. > I think “thinkpad-utils” or “thinkpad-tools” or “thinkpad-scripts” is an > improvement. Would those be okay with you? > > The problem is that it started as a single rotation script and then > evolved into a collection of scripts that do docking, rotating and other > stuff. The earlier the rename is, the less work it is. I like "thinkpad-scripts". I think "thinkpad-tools" would not be a good idea, nor would "thinkpad-utils", though. Mostly because the package would not contain the majority of the stand-alone thinkpad-specific tools and utils (such as tpb, thinkbat, thinkfan, etc). -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131203190126.gb20...@khazad-dum.debian.net
Bug#731036: RFS: think-rotate/3.0-1
Okay, “thinklight” does not count, then. The question is, whether using “thinkpad-” would cause any trouble with trademarks? I think “thinkpad-utils” or “thinkpad-tools” or “thinkpad-scripts” is an improvement. Would those be okay with you? The problem is that it started as a single rotation script and then evolved into a collection of scripts that do docking, rotating and other stuff. The earlier the rename is, the less work it is. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#731036: RFS: think-rotate/3.0-1
On Tue, 03 Dec 2013, Martin Ueding wrote: > https://github.com/martin-ueding/think-rotate/issues/26 > > It looks like there is no `thinkpad-` package in Ubuntu or Debian, but > several with `think` in them. Does it really make sense to rename this > to `thinkpad`, when there are other packages like `thinkfinger` and > `thinklight`? thinklight is the (trademarked!) name of a ThinkPad "thinkvantage" feature, which I hope will come back someday, just like proper LCD screens came back with the 2013/2014's series-40 (as long as you get a FHD/FHD+/3K IPS screen, that is). I don't know about thinkfinger, it is a bit of a misnomer as it is not even thinkpad-specific in the first place. I'd have complained about it had I noticed it in time. IMHO, the "think-rotate" naming is weird, but given that we accepted "thinkfinger", it is not a big deal. -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131203173404.ga20...@khazad-dum.debian.net
Bug#731036: RFS: think-rotate/3.0-1
I talked about this with another developer: https://github.com/martin-ueding/think-rotate/issues/26 It looks like there is no `thinkpad-` package in Ubuntu or Debian, but several with `think` in them. Does it really make sense to rename this to `thinkpad`, when there are other packages like `thinkfinger` and `thinklight`? -- http://martin-ueding.de/#pk_campaign=Email signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#731036: RFS: think-rotate/3.0-1
`thinkpad-rotate` makes more sense, indeed. However, it is probably not a good idea to have the Debian package and upstream project with slightly different names. So changing the upstream name is probably something that I should consider as well. I was thinking about `lenovo-rotate` as well, or `*-docking` as well. Let me file an upstream issue in the tracker and let me get back to this. -- http://martin-ueding.de/#pk_campaign=Email signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#731036: RFS: think-rotate/3.0-1
On Sun, 01 Dec 2013, Martin Ueding wrote: > * Package name: think-rotate Could you be persuaded to name this thinkpad-rotate ? -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131202142252.gb5...@khazad-dum.debian.net
Bug#731036: RFS: think-rotate/3.0-1
Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: wishlist Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "think-rotate" * Package name: think-rotate Version : 3.0-1 Upstream Author : [fill in name and email of upstream] * URL : [fill in URL of upstreams web site] * License : [fill in] Section : utils It builds those binary packages: think-rotate - Rotation scripts for ThinkPad X220 Tablet To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: http://mentors.debian.net/package/think-rotate Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command: dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/think-rotate/think-rotate_3.0-1.dsc More information about hello can be obtained from http://martin-ueding.de/en/projects/think-rotate/ and https://github.com/martin-ueding/think-rotate. Regards, Martin Ueding -- http://martin-ueding.de/#pk_campaign=Email signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
