[Zope-dev] Re: Proposal: Rename zope package

[Jim Fulton]

Jim Fulton wrote:
> Based on recent discussions, I've created a proposal:
> 
>   http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/RenameTheZopePackage
> 
> to rename the "zope" package to "z". Unless there are strong
> objections, we'll do this after we move the Zope repository head to
> subversion at the end of the month.

I've gotten enough negative feedback to "z", that I've added an alternative 4
to the proposal:

   4. Rename the Zope package to Zope2 and provide a legacy Zope
      package

      - Rename the "Zope" package to "Zope2"

      - Put the Zope 3 "zope" package into the same location as
        "Zope2" in a combined installation.

      - Provide a legacy directory containing a "Zope" package.
        There will be an option to add this to the Python path. This
        option will be enabled by default in Zope 2.8 and disabled by
        default in Zope 2.9.

        Importing Zope will cause a deprecation warning.

        The legacy Zope package will have a README.txt file that
        explains what it is and refers people to the zope and Zope2
        packages.

This would mainly impact Zope 2.

What do people think about alternative 4?

Jim

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