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To: | "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au> |
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Subject: | Re: xfree packages |
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From: | Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke AT gnu DOT org> |
Date: | Wed, 10 Apr 2002 09:47:31 +0200 |
In-Reply-To: | <FC169E059D1A0442A04C40F86D9BA76008ACA9@itdomain003.itdomain.net.au> ("Robert |
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"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au> writes: > Setup is case insensitive to package names. I don't see any technical > issue either way. Me neither, I only see a social issue: it's just plain irritating for people? tar xjf releases/mysTABTAB <beep> ^U tar xjf releases/MyTABTAB <beep> ^U etc, aargh? It's ever more annoying when you're using wget, and try to guess the name. Well, it's only a minor pain, and maybe it's just me. Jan. -- Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke AT gnu DOT org> | GNU LilyPond - The music typesetter http://www.xs4all.nl/~jantien | http://www.lilypond.org
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