Just like Enrico I did some research for the platforms we support:
Windows -> mixed case possible (installer exists and is
commonly accepted)
macOS Homebrew -> lowercase only
macOS Ports -> mixed case possible
macOS Fink -> low
The casing rules are mandatory for the names of packages distrbuted
automagically from the system repositories handled by the system package
manager
Generally they are all lower case,
Fedora makes an exception for that, recognising the right for the owners(s)
of SELECTED packages to use a n
I’ve kept quiet on this issue, but I’d like to point out that for those of us
that have issues reading, such as dyslexia, mixed case allows easier parsing of
the text. Where possible I agree with supporting the “brand name” of the
software, such as CentOS over centos.
My 2¢.
Bruce
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Dear all
Unfortunately too much has been said about the subject issue
And more unfortunately it was just a … I think, I heard somewhere, somebody
else said …
Without having done the due diligence
I researched a bit and what I found is that …
The casing rules are mandatory for the names of pac
