Package Naming Guidlines

[Rex Dieter]

Toshio wrote:

> On the new proposal front:  I would like to propose that the separator
> between release and disttag be changed from a '.' to a '.0' for the
> following reasons:
> 
> 1) It more clearly separates between disttag and the rest of the release
> making things more easily parsed by the human eye which is part of the
> separator's purpose.

(this will be the last time I say this, I promise) I would like 
re-iterate my opinion, that for lack of further justification (other 
than your preference for something prettier), we stick with '.'

> 2) It's compatible with current practice (replace = rpm -U <RPM>):

This is, of course, an absolute prerequisite for *any* proposal.

-- rex