>>>>> On Fri, 2 Oct 2015, Michał Górny wrote:

>> Am Wednesday 30 September 2015, 22:21:27 schrieb Andreas K. Huettel:
>> > a) Remove the word "herd" from docs and specifications.
>> >
>> > b) Package is "in herd" -> package is "maintained by project"
>> >
>> > c) In metadata.xml, replace <herd>x<herd> -> <project>y<project>
>> > This needs (as Ulrich has already pointed out) a short-name y for
>> > each project, to be defined on its wiki page. E.g., "Gentoo KDE
>> > project" has shortname kde.

> What's the gain? Does it justify breaking every tool dealing with
> metadata.xml out there?

At some point, backwards compatibility becomes a burden. If we are
going to abandon herds then it is only consequent to retire the
corresponding metadata tag. And yes, some tools will have to be
adjusted. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.

> Are you going to fix package managers, gentoolkit, gentoopm,
> packages.gentoo.org (in both versions), willikins, Funtoo
> scripts...? Or is this going to be another smart move which forces
> others to do extra work just because someone didn't like the name?

Is there anything in this list that requires more than a trivial fix?

Ulrich