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Re: gnu.* namespace discussion
- To: Brian Jones <cbj at gnu dot org>
- Subject: Re: gnu.* namespace discussion
- From: Stuart Ballard <sballard at netreach dot net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 13:45:16 +0000
- CC: Warren Levy <warrenl at cygnus dot com>, classpath at gnu dot org, java-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Organization: NetReach
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10004131812340.7780-100000@fencer.cygnus.com> <87em88n7wy.fsf@gnu.org>
Brian Jones wrote:
>
> In what way is anyone else using gnu.java.* which conflicts with GNU
> Classpath? Maybe that's the real problem. No central name space
> controller has been forthcoming from the FSF.
Not to beat a dead horse, but I think that's why Sun chose to use the
reverse-domain-name scheme - the central namespace controller is already
established and Sun didn't need to do any work on controlling the
namespace.
In that case, we could be using org.classpath and do whatever we wanted
to within that space.
I once heard someone say that if a convincing case could be made to the
FSF in favor of moving to the reverse-domain scheme from the gnu.*
scheme, they would maybe consider it. Perhaps the
central-namespace-controller issue is the basis for a convincing case?
Well, maybe I did beat the dead horse just a little bit. Sorry horse.
Stuart.