Subject: sysv `news' package is unclear

From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 96 14:24 BST

Package: news
 Priority: extra
 Section: admin
 Description: System news tool. (System V)

In addition the fact that this description is inadequate (which will
have been reported automatically a few weeks ago), IMO the package
name is very misleading - it will make people think the package has
something to do with USENET.

Unless someone objects I shall report this as a bug, requesting that
the package be renamed to `sysvnews'.

Ian.

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From: Dominik Kubla <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 1996 21:03:26 +0200

> the package be renamed to `sysvnews'.
I don't see anything gained by this, but i renamed the package to 'sysnews'.
The description bug has been fixed and closed already, but i forgot to upload
the package. Done.

Dominik

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From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 96 00:19 BST

Dominik Kubla writes ("Re: sysv `news' package is unclear "):
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> The description bug has been fixed and closed already, but i forgot to upload

Surely you mean `sysvnews' ?

Ian.

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From: Dominik Kubla <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 11:08:46 +0200

No, i mean "sysnews". For two reasons:

a) it is not sysv specific (you will find it on *bsd as well)

b) thats how the package used to be called before i renamed it to "news"

Later,
  Dominik