Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:08:05 +0100 From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> To: Oliver Lehmann <oliver@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/x11 Makefile ports/x11/Terminal Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist Message-ID: <1106856485.93284.0.camel@hood.oook.cz> In-Reply-To: <20050127205120.49af3a0b.oliver@FreeBSD.org> References: <200501271827.j0RIRfeP052265@repoman.freebsd.org> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0501271232580.30725-100000@pancho> <20050127202704.1241613c.oliver@FreeBSD.org> <20050127193105.GA22233@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050127205120.49af3a0b.oliver@FreeBSD.org>
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Oliver Lehmann p=ED=B9e v =E8t 27. 01. 2005 v 20:51 +0100:
> Kris Kennaway wrote:
>=20
> > On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 08:27:04PM +0100, Oliver Lehmann wrote:
> > >
> > > Even if the author of that software have choseen to write and use it
> > > uppercase?
> >=20
> > This is discussed in the porters' handbook.
>=20
> a)
> Yes it is.
> >>>>
> The first letter of name part should be lowercase. (The rest of the
> name can contain capital letters, so use your own discretion when you
> are converting a software name that has some capital letters in it.)
> <<<
> I don't see a "must" in that part.=20
I see "should" there.
> c)
> What makes "Terminal" different from "FreeBSD" when it comes to
> writing? We all want to see FreeBSD written as FreeBSD and not as
> freebsd. So why do we want to force other piece of software to
> be written in lowercase? Do we apply double standards?
If FreeBSD was available as a port in Ports Collection, the port would
be surely named category/freebsd.
--=20
Pav Lucistnik <pav@oook.cz>
<pav@FreeBSD.org>
If God didn't mean for us to juggle, tennis balls wouldn't come three
to a can.
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