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From: Johannes Rosenberger <gentoo@×××××.eu>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Perhaps add "gentoo-" in beginning of file name for iso files
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 23:09:11
Message-Id: ad1bbb7c-dcb6-4c90-c142-3081d87f029a@jorsn.eu
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Perhaps add "gentoo-" in beginning of file name for iso files by scootergrisen
1 On 15.02.2017 00:00, scootergrisen wrote:
2 > When i download Gentoo Linux the file name might be called something
3 > like:
4 > livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso
5 >
6 > This might be fine if you just want that file and want to use it
7 > straight away.
8 >
9 > But lets say like i just did downloaded multiple linux distributions
10 > because i want to test them out so i have like 10-20 iso files or what
11 > ever.
12 >
13 > Then later one when i see the file name
14 > livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso i have no idea what distribution
15 > that was.
16 >
17 > The other distributions i have downloaded all seem to start with the
18 > name of the distribution in the file name. I Think Gentoo Linux is the
19 > only one yet that does not.
20 >
21 So you can identify it uniquely. ;-)
22 > So would it not be better to use a file name like this?:
23 > gentoo-livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso
24 >
25 Could be nice. But not important.
26 You can always run 'wget -O <filename> <url>'.
27
28 You could write a GLEP? But then, you could just file a bug/ask somebody
29 responsible for the naming.

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