From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:bcc0::]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms0.migadu.com with LMTPS id cFcpKMEqamAEmwAAgWs5BA (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 04 Apr 2021 23:08:17 +0200 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:bcc0::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id OMGyIcEqamBtSAAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:08:17 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 175B88EE9 for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2021 23:08:17 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost ([::1]:35774 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lT9yi-0003XK-7T for larch@yhetil.org; Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:08:16 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:42958) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lT9yR-0003XD-1B for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:07:59 -0400 Received: from world.peace.net ([64.112.178.59]:51998) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lT9yP-0002Sn-Cp; Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:07:58 -0400 Received: from mhw by world.peace.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lT9yL-0002jw-Aq; Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:07:53 -0400 From: Mark H Weaver To: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice , guix-devel@gnu.org Subject: Re: Why ban underscores? In-Reply-To: <87v991vkpi.fsf@nckx> References: <87v991vkpi.fsf@nckx> Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:05:57 -0400 Message-ID: <87tuol7oa7.fsf@netris.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=64.112.178.59; envelope-from=mhw@netris.org; helo=world.peace.net X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1617570497; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type:in-reply-to:in-reply-to: references:references:list-id:list-help:list-unsubscribe: list-subscribe:list-post; bh=8wKc1q/ydhMRbY1+QxVZXu1uajeTCv2S56TWg/9oPIM=; b=XpW6MtfP6kofmJhPO56CRpiIScb6v1MXlsW8UcbwwsPmHXKnqO3nvDi542ADXOOSCDHQEV SiEeoKZuyaNY5m2j1Ag3fuxHF65vuc7Z6lvTAlYRtcJLx/4ixoMClZyDVf+66rooBds/45 z6fV3YShMAe/rR7mFSvKJ7k/dKPiuqasRfFiJfVV+/++LumEyE8bP1hlZ04dVb8JM+nAbu B6rRBvRpL3smCZDb9YeterMKxx05XhwHcCraXKjkvAbyl+CdryEEQbtwOB3HjvRFWFhh6b 24a4f2SEIFzGgFyE2x9VANpY/6ypew1k3DmW4oUoPnhiC0t9BMcDxjbI5Q10Sw== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1617570497; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=HEVhUyXLRLX62Lx0G6D1fF/15V1zsQK3E28nfnjg5+lWjoQ2KN+0xwS3+4RbqBkyGjhvkn 0XyQkwtBbrKVQUiY66bLM6GRsBgchLUBtUIqQjUqf/cuUrxJUrYkDr5wzALpmUozDRzP77 9WUy6nwPPXprl1OeWozNQ5gNfWoSuvTA71zt1paOMypTh03VM+htPCRn5CSHkVwEkLetdU xH2aqs+60n+dfuAaKBS7PsPfHIUoqwEU1w9SaqrksTC5HQO7w4Bh35hH8vQFNEjBwYa9uC TP7Wcin5CL2RFWjdZ2TmBe/bFhVAg+C/ouRY9/VrvPp+cxeYUrDqfANK0jje5A== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -1.44 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 175B88EE9 X-Spam-Score: -1.44 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: /e7dycT40uJF Tobias Geerinckx-Rice writes: > Indeed, underscores were explicitly banned in 2014 (commit > 25083588). Why? > > Where's the advantage in renaming the following packages from > their canonical names? While I was not involved in this decision, I think it's desirable to standardize on a single hyphen-like character. Otherwise, it is likely that people who prefer "_" over "-" will start using "_" in newly added package names, which could lead to a proliferation of undesirable diversity in our choices of hyphen-like characters. Then, we'd all have to remember when typing a package name: "is this one of those packages that uses underscores instead of hyphens?" Mark