Bug#592877: ITP: apt2 -- Advanced Package Tool 2

2010-08-15 Thread Julian Andres Klode
On So, 2010-08-15 at 11:28 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 09:31:31PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > > Let's keep the APT2 name instead of the UPS name. The UPS name is a good > > joke, but it's not good for a real program name, because: > > > * UPS = Uninterrupti

Bug#592877: ITP: apt2 -- Advanced Package Tool 2

2010-08-15 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
On 15/08/10 at 11:28 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 09:31:31PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > > Let's keep the APT2 name instead of the UPS name. The UPS name is a good > > joke, but it's not good for a real program name, because: > > > * UPS = Uninterruptible Po

Bug#592877: ITP: apt2 -- Advanced Package Tool 2

2010-08-15 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 09:31:31PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > Let's keep the APT2 name instead of the UPS name. The UPS name is a good > joke, but it's not good for a real program name, because: > * UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply > * UPS = United Parcel Service > * U

Bug#592877: ITP: apt2 -- Advanced Package Tool 2

2010-08-15 Thread David Kalnischkies
(cross post to merge the two "independent" threads http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2010/08/msg00338.html http://lists.debian.org/deity/2010/08/msg00097.html and to ensure everyone has the same information. In case you want to discuss the topic feel free to do it at deity@) We started this dis

Bug#592877: ITP: apt2 -- Advanced Package Tool 2

2010-08-14 Thread Julian Andres Klode
On Sa, 2010-08-14 at 12:31 +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > ]] Julian Andres Klode > > Hi, > > | I think that all in all, apt2 is a known name already, it can be found > | easily, it can not be confused with other things. > > I find it fairly rude to stomp on apt's namespace like that, and while

Bug#592877: ITP: apt2 -- Advanced Package Tool 2

2010-08-14 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
]] Julian Andres Klode Hi, | I think that all in all, apt2 is a known name already, it can be found | easily, it can not be confused with other things. I find it fairly rude to stomp on apt's namespace like that, and while apt's currently at a sub-1 number, it might eventually reach 2.0, and th

Bug#592877: ITP: apt2 -- Advanced Package Tool 2

2010-08-13 Thread Julian Andres Klode
retitle 592877 ITP: apt2 -- Advanced Package Tool 2 thanks Let's keep the APT2 name instead of the UPS name. The UPS name is a good joke, but it's not good for a real program name, because: * UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply * UPS = United Parcel Service * Ups = a debugger