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From: Joe Peterson <lavajoe@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] PROPERTIES=virtual for meta-packages (clarification
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Zac Medico wrote:
>> Then change the name. Call it "zero-install-cost".
> 
> I'm inclined toward "virtual" since it's more brief and I think it
> might strike a chord with more people because of their familiarity
> with the "virtual" category and old-style PROVIDE virtuals. We'll
> have to see what others have to say.

Zac, absolutely.  ++

	-Joe