RFE: Use generic names in packages

[Rahul Sundaram]

Jesse Keating wrote:
> On Thursday 28 June 2007 22:54:45 Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> A recent discussion in EPEL about whether README.Fedora would be
>> confusing to EPEL users has brought into forefront what I consider a
>> good packaging guideline for Fedora to follow which is to avoid using
>> the "Fedora" name as much as possible in package names and files with
>> exceptions like "Fedora directory server" and recommend using generic
>> names wherever possible.
>>
>> This would certainly help in being a better upstream for distribution
>> and other efforts that are based on Fedora including RHEL, EPEL or OLPC.
>>
>> In this specific instance I believe the guidelines should be mandating
>> README.distribution instead.
>>
>> Refer to
>> https://www.redhat.com/archives/epel-devel-list/2007-June/msg00064.html
>> for the discussion.
>>
>> Rahul
> 
> At what point does this become silly though?

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?

Rahul