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To:	"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
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Subject:	Re: xfree packages
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Organization:	Jan at Appel
From:	Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke AT gnu DOT org>
Date:	Wed, 10 Apr 2002 09:47:31 +0200
In-Reply-To:	<FC169E059D1A0442A04C40F86D9BA76008ACA9@itdomain003.itdomain.net.au> ("Robert
	Collins"'s message of "Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:38:00 +1000")
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"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au> writes:

> Setup is case insensitive to package names. I don't see any technical
> issue either way.

Me neither, I only see a social issue: it's just plain irritating for
people?

   tar xjf releases/mysTABTAB <beep> ^U
   tar xjf releases/MyTABTAB <beep> ^U

etc, aargh?  It's ever more annoying when you're using wget, and try
to guess the name.

Well, it's only a minor pain, and maybe it's just me.
   
Jan.
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