Package Naming Credibility

[James Cameron <quozl@us.netrek.org>]

I want to change my mind.  I want your opinion too.
I would like to have the packages renamed

	from Vanilla-* to netrek-server-* and
	from cow-*     to netrek-client-*

I have these reasons ...

1) debian policy mandates lowercase package names,

2) don't want to confuse newbies with netrek subproject names,

3) don't believe BRMH and the other clients on Linux are sufficiently
feature rich (sound, pixmaps) to appeal to newbies,

4) the package names did not contain the name of the game,

5) a netrek paradise client was shipped on Red Hat v5.2 but was not
retained in v6.0 ... it lacked RSA (!) and was coded for the old
metaserver address,

6) this group seems to have the right to make these decisions because we
are the only apparently active developers.



# rpm -qilp paradise-2.3p19-10.i386.rpm
Name        : paradise                    Distribution: Manhattan 
Version     : 2.3p19                            Vendor: Red Hat Software
Release     : 10                            Build Date: Mon Aug 17
03:49:44 1998
Install date: (not installed)               Build Host: porky.redhat.com
Group       : X11/Games/Video               Source RPM:
paradise-2.3p19-10.src.r
pm
Size        : 423732                           License: BSD
Packager    : Red Hat Software <bugs@redhat.com>
Summary     : Enhanced Netrek client with sound and color
Description :
Netrek is a very popular Internet based arcade game.  You fly around
with a team of players shooting at and capturing planets from the
enemy (another team).  A good way to drop out of college.

/usr/games/netrek.paradise
/usr/games/paradise.sndsrv.linux
/usr/games/sample.xtrekrc

-- 
James Cameron                                      (quozl@us.netrek.org)

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