UTC Time: January 10, 2018 12:21 AM

> From: dvalin@???
> To: dng@???
>
> On 09.01.18 10:52, Steve Litt wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking of making the Devuan VimOutliner package use double comma.
>> I'd take the Debian package and replace all appropriate double
>> backslashes with double commas.
>
> Steve,
> If a foreign distro has forked your original, then in our distro it
> seems entirely reasonable for you as originator to restore the original.
> If the foreign fork failed to identify itself as such, then it is not
> your problem or ours when substituting the original reclaims the
> original name. It is up to the fork to find a way to differentiate
> itself. If our community wants to keep both, then I propose that the
> debian package be renamed vimoutliner-debfork or similar.
>
> That would seem to keep the ducks in a row, without the distasteful
> problem of a fork masquerading as the original. It would also avoid
> future list traffic asking "Why is the devuan VimOutliner package
> backslash-borked??"
>
> Erik

I am with Erik on this one. The fork should be renamed the one of the "originator" should retain its "original" name.

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