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| author | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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| committer | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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diff --git a/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101205/001614.html b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101205/001614.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..52687ed3e --- /dev/null +++ b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101205/001614.html @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> +<HTML> + <HEAD> + <TITLE> [Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two + </TITLE> + <LINK REL="Index" HREF="index.html" > + <LINK REL="made" HREF="mailto:mageia-dev%40mageia.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BMageia-dev%5D%20Mirror%20layout%2C%20round%20two&In-Reply-To=%3C201012051250.00486.erin%40sea-dragon.net%3E"> + <META NAME="robots" CONTENT="index,nofollow"> + <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> + <LINK REL="Previous" HREF="001615.html"> + <LINK REL="Next" HREF="001616.html"> + </HEAD> + <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> + <H1>[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two</H1> + <B>Erin Wilkins</B> + <A HREF="mailto:mageia-dev%40mageia.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BMageia-dev%5D%20Mirror%20layout%2C%20round%20two&In-Reply-To=%3C201012051250.00486.erin%40sea-dragon.net%3E" + TITLE="[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two">erin at sea-dragon.net + </A><BR> + <I>Sun Dec 5 21:50:00 CET 2010</I> + <P><UL> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001615.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001616.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1614">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1614">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1614">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1614">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + <HR> +<!--beginarticle--> +<PRE>On December 5, 2010 10:59:45 Maarten Vanraes wrote: +><i> Op zaterdag 04 december 2010 20:58:12 schreef Erin Wilkins: +</I>><i> > Since the packages in that repository are there because they're +</I>><i> > (potentially) encumbered by patents, why not call it for what it is, +</I>><i> > "encumbered"? +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > -- +</I>><i> > Erin +</I>><i> +</I>><i> too difficult +</I> +To understand? If that's the case, I think you're going to be stuck with +"tainted". And while I don't have an issue with it, this whole discussion +started because some people find it too negative. + +The purpose of the repository name is to convey what sort of packages are +contained in it. While many of the names that have been mentioned (foggy, +speculative, etc) are relatively easy to remember, they don't have any +existing meanings with regard to software. If I, or pretty much any other +user, were not following this thread, I would not understand what sort of +packages would be in a repository with those names. And like any other name +that I wouldn't understand, I'd have to look up the documentation. + +I don't know about you, but I'd rather go with a name that conveys an existing +meaning, but some people will need to look at the documentation to understand. + +-- +Erin +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001615.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001616.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1614">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1614">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1614">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1614">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |