command names very generic

Bug #500399 reported by Robert Collins
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
lptools
Fix Committed
High
Unassigned
lptools (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown

Bug Description

Forward from the debian BTS:
Hi!

The shipped programs have quite generic names. I don't think it's
fair for specialized tools to take over such kind of names WRT the
rest of the ecosystem, it's also a possible cause of confusion among
users. So could you consider namespacing them with, say, something
like “lp-”?

Granted this might be painful for current users, but I think it's
worthwhile long term, and better done earlier than later once people
have gotten used and rely on those names. To avoid a painful switch
there's always the possibility for a transition period, where the
current programs output a warning and call the new names, for example.

thanks,
guillem

Related branches

Changed in lptools (Debian):
status: Unknown → Confirmed
dobey (dobey)
Changed in lptools:
status: New → Fix Committed
dobey (dobey)
Changed in lptools:
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in lptools (Debian):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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