On Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:51:40 pm Allison Randal wrote: > On 11/18/2010 09:22 AM, Martin Pitt wrote: > > Philipp Kern [2010-11-17 11:35 +0100]: > >> FWIW (and I didn't see this raised in this thread) FQDNs do not need to > >> be registered with the LANANA and can be used instead of a registered > >> string (see [1]). So if you distribute the packages through > >> extras.ubuntu.com anyway, it might make sense to reuse the same name > >> here. > > > > I think that's a nice idea. It avoids namespace collisions (with host > > names being unique), and denotes more clearly where they come from. > > Sounds like a winner, any objections? If not, I'll modify the proposal > to use /opt/extras.ubuntu.com/<appname>, to be discussed at the next TB. > > Allison
I did check to see if it should be extras.ubuntu.com or com.ubuntu.extras and that looks like the correct form: http://refspecs.linux-foundation.org/LSB_4.0.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core- generic/pkgnameconv.html I think this is the best option. Scott K -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel