[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two

Sun Dec 5 21:50:00 CET 2010

On December 5, 2010 10:59:45 Maarten Vanraes wrote:
+> Op zaterdag 04 december 2010 20:58:12 schreef Erin Wilkins:
+> > 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
+> 
+> too difficult
+
+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
+