[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two

[Maarten Vanraes]

Op zaterdag 04 december 2010 20:58:12 schreef Erin Wilkins:
> On December 4, 2010 10:06:37 Anssi Hannula wrote:
> > On 03.12.2010 11:45, Ahmad Samir wrote:
> > > On 2 December 2010 18:43, Michael Scherer <misc at zarb.org> wrote:
> > >> Le jeudi 02 décembre 2010 à 16:26 +0100, Wolfgang Bornath a écrit :
> > >>> 2010/12/2 Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannula at iki.fi>:
> > >>>> For the record, I'm not a big fan of "tainted" name (too negative),
> > >>>> but I can't think of anything better either, so... :)
> > >>> 
> > >>> I agree, as "restricted" may be misleading former Mandriva users, why
> > >>> not "special" or "extra"?
> > >>> 
> > >>> I know there is the name "extra" for some other branch but it may be
> > >>> easier to find another name for that one.
> > >> 
> > >> That would be misleading to the content of the directory.
> > >> 
> > >> What about "limited" ?
> > >> "restrained" ?
> > >> ( restrain, to deprive of liberty , seems like the perfect match )
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> --
> > >> Michael Scherer
> > > 
> > > limited and restrained don't sound right as they don't fully convey
> > > the purpose/filtering-rule for packages in that repo....
> > 
> > Indeed.
> > 
> > Wolfgang's "foggy" sounds nice, but I think I prefer "tainted" anyway.
> 
> Since the packages in that repository are there because they're
> (potentially) encumbered by patents, why not call it for what it is,
> "encumbered"?
> 
> --
> Erin


too difficult