Joern Nettingsmeier wrote:

[...]

 about:

every *publication* can be used as a *template*, producing *derived
publications* or *child publications*. templating is implemented using
the *fallback* mechanism, a lenya-specific uri resolver that can be
applied to any uri reference in xml files by using "fallback://" as a
protocol specifier.
the creation of a new child publication from a template is called
*instantiation*. child publications can *inherit*

Hmm, no idea if we should use the term "inheritance" here. It is
pre-occupied by the OOSD term, and people might get confused ...
I'd rather say "child publications can use features ...".

-- Andreas

features from the
template in two ways: by *copying* files from the template during
instantiation, or by *referencing* those files.
*copying* severs the link between child and template - later changes to
the template will not affect the child. *referencing* implies that all
changes to the template will immediately affect the child as well.

is this consistent with the usage among developers?

regards,

jörn







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