[Pythonmac-SIG] PackMan->ChapMan

[Ronald Oussoren]

On Saturday, 2 August, 2003, at 17:51, Kevin Altis wrote:

>> From: Kevin Ollivier
>>
>> I personally like Package Manager. I don't think the name is boring, 
>> in
>> the sense that when someone hears of something called "Python Package
>> Manager" I think their reaction will be "Cool, where can I get it?!"
>> ;-) In this particular case, Package Manager so accurately sums up its
>> purpose that it seems the natural choice.
>
> +1
>
> Package Manager is a tool that doesn't need a clever name. It will just
> confuse users to call it Chapman.

I agree. An important reason for having the Package Manager is that 
less Unix-savvy (sp?) users can install new python packages, "hiding" 
the package manager application doesn't help with that. Sometimes 
boring is usefull.

Ronald