Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:01:35 +0200 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> To: Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.org> Cc: sheldonh@uunet.co.za, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/emulators/linux-base-5.2 - Imported sources Message-ID: <3789BCFF.EFA1FA3A@scc.nl> References: <7533.931436892@axl.noc.iafrica.com> <3784A0E8.C0394E82@scc.nl> <199907120747.AAA68076@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
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Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami wrote: > > * From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> > > After re-reading the thread, I finally noticed where the > misunderstanding is coming from.... > > * Yes, and have paid special attention to the section about Package Names. > * The language is 'linux'. The name is 'base'. No compiled specifics and the > > You are talking about this paragraph: > > === > 1. FreeBSD strives to support the native language of its users. The > language- part should be a two letter abbreviation of the > natural language defined by ISO-639 if the port is specific to a > certain language. Examples are ja for Japanese, ru for Russian, > vi for Vietnamese, zh for Chinese, ko for Korean and de for > German. > === It seems to be. > I have no idea how you could interpret this in a way that you can put > "linux-" here. ;) My neither :-( > In other words, names like "linux_devel" are completely valid under > our guidelines. > > Of course, the consistency of having "linuxdoom", "linux-netscape4" > and "linux_devel" next to each other is another issue. Ok. Mea Culpa. If I just wasn't so damn sure about myself... -- Marcel Moolenaar mailto:marcel@scc.nl SCC Internetworking & Databases http://www.scc.nl/ Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel: +31 20 4200655 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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