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Re: Rename glibc-utf8-locales to glibc-limited-utf8-locales
From: |
Maxim Cournoyer |
Subject: |
Re: Rename glibc-utf8-locales to glibc-limited-utf8-locales |
Date: |
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 08:47:35 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) |
Hi Rovanion,
Rovanion Luckey <rovanion.luckey@gmail.com> writes:
> I prefer names to not be lying about what they are, despite any
> documentation. It is a UX problem if the user has to search the
> documentation for any given package name before installing it, just to make
> sure that it contains what it says on the can so to speak.
>
> The name glibc-utf8-locales when contrasted with glibc-locales reads to me
> like "it contains only the utf8-locales".
The package description reads as:
This package provides a small sample of UTF-8 locales mostly useful
in test environments.
Perhaps it should simply be marked as a hidden package (not discoverable
via the user interface), and not mentioned in the manual at all.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Maxim