Re: gnustep-libs-gui ? (Re: wip/libs-gui (Re: top breaking package: gnustep-gui

[Benny Siegert <bsiegert%gmail.com@localhost>]

I think it is the same upstream (the GNUstep project). They
reorganized their git repositories and now see the org name as a kind
of prefix for the name of the package.

On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 4:53 PM Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
>
>
> Makoto Fujiwara <makoto%ki.nu@localhost> writes:
>
> > I've got the comment in irc as
> > why not gnustep-libs-gui ?
> >
> > My response is:
> > Rename or use old (existing) name ?
> >
> > Upstream did not explicitly explain as rename.
> > That is one of my favor of using old name.
>
> I think the questions are:
>
>   is the new package, in terms of contents, just an upgrade to the old
>   one?  In other words, if it had the usual name, could it have been
>   released by the original upstream?
>
>   is the original upstream non-functional?
>
>   does the new upstream see itself as a continuation fork?
>
>   does the rest of the world see the new upstream as a (the?) continuation fork?
>
>   why did the new upstream change the name?
>
>   is the name change reasoning explained in the new upstream's README,
>   including guidance for packagers?
>
>   if not, what happens if you file a bug with the new upstream that the
>   name change is not explained?
>
>
> I will have a look in a bit; the wip server is not reachable from me
> this minute.



-- 
Benny