Re: [NonGNU ELPA] New package: project-store

Richard Stallman <[email protected]> writes:

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>   > I would like to add my package project-store to NonGNU ELPA.
>
>   > It is a project.el backend for Nix store.  Guix users may also find it
>   > useful.  The full README is available at the end of this email.
>
>   > You can find its code at <https://github.com/jian-lin/project-store>.
>
> The name `project-store' isn't a very good description of what the
> package does.  The package seems to be meant specifically to work with
> Nix, but the name doesn't say so.
>
> As a result, that name, in ELPA, will be totally enigmatic.
>
> I have no opinion on whether this should be added to NonGNU ELPA.  But
> if it is to be added there, it should carry a name that clearly states
> what it is for.  Maybe `project-nix'?  (Not a very clear name, since
> most Emacs users will not recognize "Nix", but better than the
> proposed name.)

project-nix is definitely _NOT_ a good name for this package - it sounds
like a project developed with Nix rather than a Nix store directory.