Re: [naming] permissions managment
| From: | Bertrand Mansion | Date: | Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:14:23 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [naming] permissions managment | ||
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<smith@dybnet.de> wrote :
> since this naming discussion is getting annoying I want to sum up some
> comments:
>
> since PEAR does not limit packages to not have the same purpose as other
> packages the naming scheme of just talking about how "complex" the
> package is does not work because there can always be "simpler" or "more
> complex" packages added to the repository
>
> Therefore I guess we are left with the general rule:
> Find a good subcategory and then name the thing whatever the author
> pleases.
>
> Finding a good subcategory is annoying enough already.
> And making clear what Package can do (that is which is more complex) is
> up to the documentation to make clear.
>
> Maybe we could make this issue more visible to the end user on the PEAR
> page.
> That is show a little note next to packages that serve the same purpose
> with a different scope.
>
> Auth_0wnz (simple)
> Auth_YourMamma (complex)
Does this mean we all agree to put this user class into the Auth category ?
Bertrand Mansion
Mamasam