Vincent Danen wrote:
> development updates = cooker
> normal updates = security/bugfix/enhancedment updates (for 7.2)
>
> Having the label development updates changed to cooker updates is a
> matter of semmantics. cooker is a *developer* distribution so the
> name is not inaccurate. Development updates does not mean tools like
> gcc or egcs... it means cooker "development".
No! As I said, the word 'Development' is already taken as a class of
install (plainly intended for use by developers), therefore a
legitimate reading of 'Development updates' is updates to a
development install.
You would have 'Development Updates' mean 'Cooker updates'.
'Development updates' would therefore become ambiguous, while 'Cooker
updates' is unambiguous. Therefore the choice of wording is also
unambiguous <g>. 'Cooker updates' wins, no protest.
Remember that you can do a number of other class of install of
Cooker, eg recommended, in which case that Cooker installation has no
involvement with development at all.
You are also confusing development done by or for MandrakeSoft (ie
development of the next release, ie cooker) with development done by
and for a Mandrake User, which end is provided for by having the
'developer' class of install (which does not require the use of
cooker).
Proper semantics, correct use of words, is critically important.
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Regards,
Ron. [AU]
