Re: My first post here: a req uest to clarify my interpretat ion of the "Delegations" secti on of slashpackage/names.html.
Ellenor Bjornsdottir <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Aug 2021 18:51:29 +0000
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.djb.package |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
------UITMVNKDTBEFF7BZR9CWQWJCPVJQJQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Including a slash after the host/example=2Enet prefix was not specified on = names=2Ehtml, but seemed intuitive to me as what was meant=2E Thanks for clarifying=2E On 13 August 2021 18:42:10 UTC, prj@case=2Eedu wrote: >Ellenor Bjornsdottir <ellenor@umbrellix=2Enet> wrote: >> Might such a domain owner then have a package named >> host/example=2Enet/wugdaemon - using a slash directly after her domain, >> so as not to create example=2Enet-wugdaemon clutter in /package/host? > >As the owner of example=2Enet, yes, you could create a package named >host/example=2Enet/wugdaemon=2E You should not create one called >host/example=2Enet-wugdaemon, not just because of clutter, but because >that name would belong to the owner of the domain >"example=2Enet-wugdaemon"=2E That domain probably won't ever actually >exist, but syntactically similar names like "example=2Enet-x=2Ecr=2Eyp=2E= to" >illustrate the problem=2E The whole pathname component immediately >under host/ should be a domain name that you control=2E > >> Furthermore, is it encouraged that the use of host/ package names be >> reported to this mailing list? Should registration be attempted for >> host/ package names? > >That's not necessary, but if those packages include command names that >are intended to be unique in $PATH, then it's good to register those >names=2E > >> Does the owner of example=2Enet also control >> host/subdomains-of=2Eexample=2Enet? > >Yes, assuming the owner hasn't delegated control of such a name to >someone else who might publish their own packages=2E --=20 Ellenor Bjornsdottir SMTP umbrellix=2Enet!ellenor Tel +1 778 764 0137 xtn 2 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail=2E Please excuse my brevity=2E ------UITMVNKDTBEFF7BZR9CWQWJCPVJQJQ Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body>Including a slash after the host/example=2Enet pre= fix was not specified on names=2Ehtml, but seemed intuitive to me as what w= as meant=2E<br><br>Thanks for clarifying=2E<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot= e">On 13 August 2021 18:42:10 UTC, prj@case=2Eedu wrote:<blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px sol= id rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <pre dir=3D"auto" class=3D"k9mail">Ellenor Bjornsdottir <ellenor@umbrel= lix=2Enet> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: = 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">Mi= ght such a domain owner then have a package named<br>host/example=2Enet/wug= daemon - using a slash directly after her domain,<br>so as not to create ex= ample=2Enet-wugdaemon clutter in /package/host?<br></blockquote><br>As the = owner of example=2Enet, yes, you could create a package named<br>host/examp= le=2Enet/wugdaemon=2E You should not create one called<br>host/example=2En= et-wugdaemon, not just because of clutter, but because<br>that name would b= elong to the owner of the domain<br>"example=2Enet-wugdaemon"=2E That doma= in probably won't ever actually<br>exist, but syntactically similar names l= ike "example=2Enet-x=2Ecr=2Eyp=2Eto"<br>illustrate the problem=2E The whol= e pathname component immediately<br>under host/ should be a domain name tha= t you control=2E<br><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: = 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">Fu= rthermore, is it encouraged that the use of host/ package names be<br>repor= ted to this mailing list? Should registration be attempted for<br>host/ pac= kage names?<br></blockquote><br>That's not necessary, but if those packages= include command names that<br>are intended to be unique in $PATH, then it'= s good to register those<br>names=2E<br><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot= e" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; pa= dding-left: 1ex;">Does the owner of example=2Enet also control<br>host/subd= omains-of=2Eexample=2Enet?<br></blockquote><br>Yes, assuming the owner hasn= 't delegated control of such a name to<br>someone else who might publish th= eir own packages=2E<br></pre></blockquote></div><div style=3D'white-space: = pre-wrap'><div class=3D'k9mail-signature'>-- <br>Ellenor Bjornsdottir<br>SM= TP umbrellix=2Enet!ellenor<br>Tel +1 778 764 0137 xtn 2<br>Sent from my And= roid device with K-9 Mail=2E Please excuse my brevity=2E</div></div></body>= </html> ------UITMVNKDTBEFF7BZR9CWQWJCPVJQJQ--