Renaming of the "cpulimit" package to "limitcpu", since that is its software
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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cpulimit (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
There are:
- The cpulimit software ("cpulimit.
- The limitcpu software (http://
But when people install the cpulimit package... they end up realizing that they have installed the limitcpu software. Similar, but with differences that eventually cause confusions.
This bug report is for naming this package "limitcpu" instead of "cpulimit". Just to be loyal to truth, to the author of limitcpu (who calls its software "limitcpu" not "cpulimit"), to avoid what are trademark violations, and to avoid confusions (*).
(*) Like people installing the cpulimit package and seeing that some things don't work as they expected... because they installed the limitcpu software instead.
I understand that not everyone has enough time to do what he thinks it's correct... but, who knows, after reporting a situation, maybe someone with enough time and resources will mend it in the future. At least, the door is open.
> Comment here only if you think the duplicate status is wrong.
Of course that those bugs are different: packages. ubuntu. com/raring/ cpulimit is not correct. "
1) Bug: "The 'homepage' quoted in http://
2) Bug: "Renaming of the 'cpulimit' package to 'limitcpu', since that is its software."
Also, the other bug is "expired", and the problem described in this bug still exists, as anyone with a minimal understanding of trademark laws knows.