bugQuilt - Bugs: bug #66196, Proposal - Change project name

 
 

bug #66196: Proposal - Change project name

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Submitted:  Mon 09 Sep 2024 11:06:09 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  None Severity:  3 - Normal
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Tue 03 Jun 2025 08:07:52 AM UTC, comment #1: 

It is true that searching for this project doesn't work well. Personally when I need to find it, I search for "quilt nongnu".

Unfortunately changing a project (and package) name is not a small thing. Users are used to the command name, and it's mentioned everywhere in the documentation. Finding a new name is never easy either.

One thing we could do is add links to the project page in the package itself (README, man page) so that people don't have to search for it. At the moment, I see that it's only mentioned in the PDF documentation.

Lastly, I've never heard of anyone being unable to access the project's page from work due to quilt being treated as a hobby. To be honest, I can think of many things on the Internet which could distract employees from working, but quilt isn't one of them :-D If this really happens to you then I think you should be able to go talk to you sysadmins and ask them to whitelist the nongnu.org domain.

Jean Delvare <khali>
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Mon 09 Sep 2024 11:06:09 AM UTC, original submission:  

I understand the meaning of your project name, and how well it fits with its purpose. However it makes it extremely difficult to find anything about it on the Internet, where priority is given to anything related to the classical meaning of the "Quilt" term. Even looking for keyword combinations like "Quilt software" returns links to software used to manage textile quilts.

Furthermore, access to your web pages is often blocked/denied by company firewalls being erroneously classified as belonging to the "hobbies" category.


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