On Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:15:09 +0200, Michael Biebl <bi...@debian.org> wrote: >Am 23.10.2016 um 14:48 schrieb Guillem Jover: >> I think the solution here is pretty clear. The _-prefix is neutral, >> short and used by other sytems. The Debian-prefix makes names way >> long (used(?) to cause problems on display), is a Debianism that >> seems wrong on non-Debian systems, and is only used by derivatives >> because doing otherwise would be too much trouble. > >And _ is probably the only naming scheme that has a slight chance of >being accepted upstream. > >So far, I tried to stick with the upstream names for system users, as I >think there is value in having consistent names across distros.
jftr, I choose Debian-foo just _because_ this is an un-neutral variant that has the minimized chance of clashing with external naming schemes. It was only years later when I noticed that this puts downstream distributions that enjoy taking from Debian without recognizing their ancestor in jeopardy. Part of me actually likes that. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
