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diff --git a/deps/npm/man/man1/disputes.1 b/deps/npm/man/man1/disputes.1 index 63420b84b..042b2ef53 100644 --- a/deps/npm/man/man1/disputes.1 +++ b/deps/npm/man/man1/disputes.1 @@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ After a few weeks, if there\'s no resolution, we\'ll sort it out\. . .IP "" 0 . +.P +Don\'t squat on package names\. Publish code or move out of the way\. +. .SH "DESCRIPTION" There sometimes arise cases where a user publishes a module, and then later, some other user wants to use that name\. Here are some common @@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ Joe\'s appropriate course of action in each case is the same\. owner (Bob)\. . .IP "2" 4 -Joe emails Bob, explaining the situation \fBas respecfully as possible\fR, +Joe emails Bob, explaining the situation \fBas respectfully as possible\fR, and what he would like to do with the module name\. He adds isaacs \fIi@izs\.me\fR to the CC list of the email\. Mention in the email that Bob can run \fBnpm owner add joe foo\fR to add Joe as an owner of @@ -107,6 +110,13 @@ license statement) .IP "3" 4 Illegal content\. . +.IP "4" 4 +"Squatting" on a package name that you \fIplan\fR to use, but aren\'t +actually using\. Sorry, I don\'t care how great the name is, or how +perfect a fit it is for the thing that someday might happen\. If +someone wants to use it today, and you\'re just taking up space with +an empty tarball, you\'re going to be evicted\. +. .IP "" 0 . .P |