Re: Distribution names are not unique. We need to figure out what to do about it.

On 3/18/13 5:50 PM, Thomas Sibley wrote:
> If we attempt this solution, I suggest considering case-insensitive
> distribution names for purposes of general clarity (and portability).
> 
> A semi-related discussion regarding case-insensitive module/package
> names petered out last year:
> http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.workers/2012/03/msg997.html

+1 to case-insensitive distribution names.

-1 to case-insensitive package names, because case matters to the language.

I'd also like to amplify changing "distribution" to "project" which
clarifies the release vs distribution problem and also that's the
vocabulary most other people/systems use.