Re: Tool renames? was Re: First stab at glossary

From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
Date: Sep 4, 2005, 21:43 UTC
Message-ID: <200509042143.j84LhDZo020359@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl>
In-Reply-To: <junkio@cox.net>

Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:

> I said:
> 
> > 	I'll draw up a strawman tonight unless somebody else
> > 	does it first.

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> 3. Non-binaries are called '*-scripts'.
> 
>    In earlier discussions some people seem to like the
>    distinction between *-script and others; I did not
>    particularly like it, but I am throwing this in for
>    discussion.

I for one think this makes the command name dependent on a non-essential implementation detail, so -script should go.

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