Names are just names, many people have the same names, and projects can too.
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Lynx doesn't have a large user base (I think) but it is installed by default on many linux distros. Having to install two programs with the same name is a pain which is only resolved by renaming one of them (at the distro or the user level).
> Lynx doesn't have a large user base (I think) but it is installed by default on many linux distros. Having to install two programs with the same name is a pain which is only resolved by renaming one of them (at the distro or the user level).
This is a fault of the distros. At some point keeping niche software will cause issues and conflicts.
I am not sure I agree with this argument. This gives a vibe of "make place for me, away with the old guard!"
What if someone called their program "vi" with the argument that noone uses vi anymore?
Besides, who decides what is niche and what isn't? Is a program like lynx which offers better accessibility features than mainstream browsers not worth distributing because it's niche?
Blaming the distros for already having software named like what you decide to call yours isn't terribly cooperative.
Figurative "you" of course, not meaning OP here.
Everyone and their brother knows what "vi" is. Many (presumably millions) use it.
How many people would know what Lynx is. My guess is very few.
> Is a program like lynx which offers better accessibility features than mainstream browsers not worth distributing because it's niche?
Its trivial to understand why this is a bad argument (appeal to emotion)
