[Fedora-packaging] README.Dist is preferrable to README.Fedora

Patrice Dumas pertusus at free.fr
Sat Oct 25 22:20:39 UTC 2008


On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 09:31:34PM +0200, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-10-25 at 15:47 +0200, Patrice Dumas wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > In
> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Summary_and_description
> > 
> > I suggest changing README.Fedora to README.Dist, see for an
> > argumentation:
> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/Packaging_Tricks#Avoiding_using_fedora_or_redhat
> -1
> 
> Leave such implementation details to the packager's discretion.

It is only a (controversial) recommendation and I never wanted to make 
it a guideline. But in most of the case the file is not fedora specific, 
it is pâckage specific so I think it should be reflected in the name.

--
Pat




More information about the Fedora-packaging mailing list