[Bioperl-l] Polloc: Naming question

[Robert Buels]

Hi Luis,

Yes, I think either Bio::Polloc or Bio::Typing::Polloc would be fine.

BioPerl doesn't have exclusive rights to the Bio::* namespace.  :-)

Rob

On 05/31/2011 09:20 AM, Luis-Miguel Rodríguez Rojas wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am currently working in a Perl library aimed to simplify the development
> of applications in Molecular Typing.  It's basically a library to handle
> polymorphic loci (identify, group and predict typing results).  I think it's
> not generic enough to be part of bioperl (and doesn't follow the directives
> of bioperl) despite it largely uses the bioperl libraries.  However, I would
> be glad to hear some comments about the namespace it should take from the
> bioperl community.
>
> I already developed a script using this library, and it's certainly useful,
> so I would like to make it available from CPAN.  It's currently called
> Polloc (for *Pol*ymorphic *loc*i), but a top-level name is probably a bad
> idea.  Would it be ok if I use a Bio::* namespace?  I was thinking in
> Bio::PolLoc or Bio::Typing::Polloc.  I would like to preserve the 'Polloc'
> name, because I feel a more generic one would give the wrong idea about how
> generic it is.  For example, I would expect Bio::Polymorphism or
> Bio::MolecularTyping to be far more abstract than my library (which is aimed
> to the usage of specific tools, and the analysis of specific loci).
>
>
> Thanks!
> LRR.
>
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