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Re: Rename GNU fdisk to GUILE diskutils
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: Rename GNU fdisk to GUILE diskutils |
Date: |
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:49:46 -0500 |
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> I'm sorry but I do not agree. Guile is not an implementation detail in
> this case. It means that the package is based on Guile. It's like xterm
> (a terminal for x window), gnome-terminal (a terminal based on the GNOME
> framework) and so on.
Hence many users who don't use Gnome won't use gnome-terminal.
Do you really want to use a name which will make users think
"Guile Diskutils ... nope, not for me, I don't use Guile".
Stefan
PS: Also `xterm` indeed only works with the X Window System (contrary to
gnome-terminal which works fine in this here XFCE session).
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