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Jakub Wilk

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May 9, 2013, 6:20:02 AM5/9/13
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* Raphael Hertzog <her...@debian.org>, 2013-05-09, 08:38:
>>I actually really like this idea! (Though I suggest "Debian Personal
>>Archive".)
>>
>>It's really different from what people know as PPAs.
>
>To be fair, "Personal" is probably not relevant either. I expect many
>of those repositories to be maintained by teams.
>
>DSPA = Debian Special Purpose Archive
>DSPR = Debian Special Purpose Repository
>DASP = Debian Archive of Special Packages
>SPA = Special Package Archive

You forgot the most catchy:

DSA = Debian Special Archive

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Justin B Rye

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May 9, 2013, 7:50:02 AM5/9/13
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Jacob Wilk wrote:
> * Raphael Hertzog <her...@debian.org>, 2013-05-09, 08:38:
>>> I actually really like this idea! (Though I suggest "Debian Personal
>>> Archive".)
>>>
>>> It's really different from what people know as PPAs.
>>
>> To be fair, "Personal" is probably not relevant either. I expect many
>> of those repositories to be maintained by teams.
>>
>> DSPA = Debian Special Purpose Archive
>> DSPR = Debian Special Purpose Repository
>> DASP = Debian Archive of Special Packages
>> SPA = Special Package Archive
>
> You forgot the most catchy:
>
> DSA = Debian Special Archive

Or a portmanteau instead of an initialism: SUP(plementary re)POSITORY.
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Arnt Karlsen

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May 9, 2013, 9:20:03 AM5/9/13
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On Thu, 9 May 2013 12:40:28 +0100, Justin wrote in message
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> Jacob Wilk wrote:
> > * Raphael Hertzog <her...@debian.org>, 2013-05-09, 08:38:
> >>> I actually really like this idea! (Though I suggest "Debian
> >>> Personal Archive".)
> >>>
> >>> It's really different from what people know as PPAs.
> >>
> >> To be fair, "Personal" is probably not relevant either. I expect
> >> many of those repositories to be maintained by teams.
> >>
> >> DSPA = Debian Special Purpose Archive
> >> DSPR = Debian Special Purpose Repository
> >> DASP = Debian Archive of Special Packages
> >> SPA = Special Package Archive
> >
> > You forgot the most catchy:
> >
> > DSA = Debian Special Archive
>
> Or a portmanteau instead of an initialism: SUP(plementary re)POSITORY.

...and the Optional SOUP... ;o)

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