[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two

Sun Dec 5 19:59:45 CET 2010

Op zaterdag 04 december 2010 20:58:12 schreef Erin Wilkins:
+> On December 4, 2010 10:06:37 Anssi Hannula wrote:
+> > On 03.12.2010 11:45, Ahmad Samir wrote:
+> > > On 2 December 2010 18:43, Michael Scherer <misc at zarb.org> wrote:
+> > >> Le jeudi 02 décembre 2010 à 16:26 +0100, Wolfgang Bornath a écrit :
+> > >>> 2010/12/2 Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannula at iki.fi>:
+> > >>>> For the record, I'm not a big fan of "tainted" name (too negative),
+> > >>>> but I can't think of anything better either, so... :)
+> > >>> 
+> > >>> I agree, as "restricted" may be misleading former Mandriva users, why
+> > >>> not "special" or "extra"?
+> > >>> 
+> > >>> I know there is the name "extra" for some other branch but it may be
+> > >>> easier to find another name for that one.
+> > >> 
+> > >> That would be misleading to the content of the directory.
+> > >> 
+> > >> What about "limited" ?
+> > >> "restrained" ?
+> > >> ( restrain, to deprive of liberty , seems like the perfect match )
+> > >> 
+> > >> 
+> > >> --
+> > >> Michael Scherer
+> > > 
+> > > limited and restrained don't sound right as they don't fully convey
+> > > the purpose/filtering-rule for packages in that repo....
+> > 
+> > Indeed.
+> > 
+> > Wolfgang's "foggy" sounds nice, but I think I prefer "tainted" anyway.
+> 
+> Since the packages in that repository are there because they're
+> (potentially) encumbered by patents, why not call it for what it is,
+> "encumbered"?
+> 
+> --
+> Erin
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