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Add a note to the README about the name change#1717

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Add a note to the README about the name change#1717
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@ernstki ernstki force-pushed the readme-notice-about-name-change branch from 7d60ca7 to fed1184 Compare September 12, 2025 12:55
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Thanks for working on the note, @ernstki ! Some minor nit-picky comments:

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> update the old name to the new in various places, thus the name of the
> package and the binary may still be `toolbox` on various systems.
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> If you'd like to help, see the commit log for [45a9b40][] for a to-do list.
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The commit is c3403dae8cb0544e. I wonder where the 45a9b40 hash comes from.

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An old, merged commit which I noted from the activity stream in #1399, that's all. There is an angry yellow banner that the commit is not part of any branch, but sadly, banner blindness is a thing.

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sadly, banner blindness is a thing.

:D :D

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standard container technologies from [OCI](https://opencontainers.org/).

> [!NOTE]
> **Toolbx's original name was "toolbox".** Work is still in progress to
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The original original name was "Fedora Toolbox". :O

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> The namespace change was undertaken for better discoverability, and "Toolbx"
> with a capital "T" is now considered canonical; see [issue #1399][iss1399]
> for a discussion.
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I would drop the second part about the discussion, because:

  • It might encourage people to continue discussing this topic, and doing that will take away time that can be devoted to finishing the rename or reviewing the pending PRs or addressing the open issues, etc..

  • The longer the note about the name, the more it pushes down the paragraphs about what Toolbx containers have access to and the security expectations around them, and some folks are really sensitive about that. :/

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Seems fine. This was just a shot in the dark, and I was counting on feedback. I myself, being somewhat constitutionally anxious about spelling and pronouncing things correctly, actually like those FAQ entries on project homepages which clarify spellings, pronunciations, and the origins of names. Hence, this blurb.

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> [!NOTE]
> **Toolbx's original name was "toolbox".** Work is still in progress to
> update the old name to the new in various places, thus the name of the
> package and the binary may still be `toolbox` on various systems.
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The binary is still called toolbox, not may still be. It is one of the most visible obstacles. :)

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More so the package name, which is "still" podman-toolbox for Debian/Ubuntu, and that might change some day. I defer to your judgement.

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Yes, you are right. The package names are probably all still toolbox with an o in some form. I say probably only because it's not something that this upstream project can enforce, so in theory some distribution might have renamed it to toolbx.

@debarshiray debarshiray force-pushed the readme-notice-about-name-change branch 3 times, most recently from 91b84ae to 0ad4b55 Compare September 13, 2025 00:06
@debarshiray debarshiray force-pushed the readme-notice-about-name-change branch from 0ad4b55 to 9b38e21 Compare September 13, 2025 00:10
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I took the liberty to tweak the text of the note a bit. I'll merge once the CI turns green.

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ernstki commented Sep 13, 2025

@debarshiray This appears at one of the main focal points for the project — your baby — so being selective about the wording makes perfect sense.

Thanks for the feedback, and for making the necessary changes. I think the moral of the story is naming things is hard.

@debarshiray debarshiray merged commit 9b38e21 into containers:main Sep 13, 2025
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Merged.

Thanks for the feedback, and for making the necessary changes. I think the moral of the story is naming things is hard.

You're welcome and thanks for stopping by!

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