[GHC] #13177: Give Data.Functor.* its lifted void and unit

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#13177: Give Data.Functor.* its lifted void and unit
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack      |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
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       Component:  libraries/base    |              Version:  8.0.1
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Comment (by RyanGlScott):

 Interesting idea. I do admit that I'm not a fan of having copies of every
 common `(* -> *)`-kinded datatype in `GHC.Generics`, but sadly, that's the
 way it is right now.

 I think it might be an interesting proposal idea to add non-`GHC.Generics`
 versions of `V1` and `U1` to the `Data.Functor.*` namespace in `base`. But
 of course, the hardest part is naming, as always. I'm not terribly found
 of the name `V0` for lifted unit, given its linear algebra connotation.

 As another point of reference, the `trivia` package on Hackage calls
 lifted void and unit `Zero` and `One`, respectively.

 So do you want to be the adventurous spirit that chooses a set of names to
 rally behind and argue for them on the libraries mailing list?

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