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Joe Peterson wrote: |
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> I have not seen much discussion lately regarding the choice of the string, "scm" |
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> in this GLEP. I asked the author today on IRC, and he said he doesn't have a |
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> particularly strong reason for "scm" beyond historical reasons. |
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> Since we are stuck with the string once it is adopted, I think we should |
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> consider the choice carefully. Personally, I'd prefer "live", since it is what |
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> we've been calling these ebuilds for a long time, it's easier to remember (and |
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> more "catchy"), and it seems to carry the spirit of what we mean by these kinds |
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> of ebuilds. Also, there is a new in-ebuild property with the signifier "live". |
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Personally I think there is humor in the scum (as I pronounce it). But |
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seriously, I think live makes sense, and would likely be clearer to our |
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users as well. |
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Cheers, |
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Ben de Groot |
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Gentoo Linux developer (qt, media, lxde, desktop-misc) |
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Gentoo Linux Release Engineering PR liaison |
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