From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Benjamin Kosnik To: Per Bothner Cc: overseers@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: rename: narrowing it down Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 09:58:00 -0000 Message-ID: References: X-SW-Source: 2000-q2/msg00187.html Message-ID: <20000512095800.Z1J00FMnWV3rSuiCistrJc94COoTneL5uEtCfJelAsc@z> I like sources.redhat.com too. I see no reason it couldn't interface to ftp.gnu.org or freshmeat or whatever for an index of source packages. On 11 May 2000, Per Bothner wrote: > I like Sources.redhat.com, but I see your point that it might imply it > contains "all the source to Red Hat's products". Solution: make sure > it does, or at least point to it. I.e. if you call it > sources.redhat.com, then it should have a prominent pointer to where > source rpms, and other source to open-source redhat code. It doesn't > have to be on the site itself, but there should be a pointer. On the > other hand, if you want to compete with sourceforge, perhaps you don't > want to make the reference to redhat sources *too* prominent on the > page - but it must be prominentenough that people looking for redhat > sources can find them. > > The same comments may apply to some of the other suggestions, but > less strongly. > -- > --Per Bothner > per@bothner.com http://www.bothner.com/~per/ >