"Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > OTOH, the 'Release' file uses the dak terminology, and the name is > encoded on some tools. The most visible is apt: apt_preferences(5) for > pining use the term "Component". > > Because is not a urgent topic, and (IMO) there are some other > terminology problems about archive terminology, I thinks we should wait > and find a good terminology for all terms, and having some agreement on > transition plan (dak, apt, debian reference,....) > > BTW, I think a good starting point is to "standardize" the terms > in the Release file, after this, the solution of term problem > should be trivial.
I tried to cover this in my initial message, but I think it's reasonable for us to use different terminology than dak uses. dak is talking about a capability of the archive software, whereas we're talking about a split of the archive that has more project significance (such as for licensing). If it helps, I think of it this way: distribution areas are a Debian Policy requirement, which are implemented using dak's component capability. Component doesn't really feel like the right term in Policy given that we use a different term in the Social Contract. But it's possible that I'm being too picky. I'm not sure. -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
