RFE: Use generic names in packages

Rahul Sundaram sundaram at fedoraproject.org
Fri Jun 29 03:16:57 UTC 2007


Jesse Keating wrote:
> On Thursday 28 June 2007 23:05:32 Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>> Do you want me to define silly or give an example where I consider it
>> silly? I think trying to rename Fedora Directory Server at this point
>> would be silly as opposed to the above request which I consider valid.
>> Do you disagree with that request or the general idea or both?
> 
> I think it should be examined at a case by case basis.  If the content of a 
> file is not "Fedora" specific then maybe it should be named generically.  But 
> if it /is/ Fedora specific, well then...

Right but Fedora directory server isn't really Fedora specific. I can 
very well run it under any distribution.

> I don't think we should be putting a lot of effort into disguising the fact 
> that these things are derived from Fedora.

That is not what I am requesting.

Rahul




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