Hi, A multilingual glossary/terminology project was launched ~18months ago - w/o much take up.
However, some of the terms & definitions therein might be of use to you - such as: http://sunvirtuallab.com:90/wiki/index.php/boot_environment There's also a definition and translations for 'image' - but in a very different context. It would be great if any definitions and/or translations you or the community come up with could be added to the this site. Thanks, ~mm Philip Torchinsky wrote: > Hi, > > I am repeating my question, because it is important indeed. We review > the Russian translation now, and have no idea how to define "image" > better (see below). Could anybody help with the definition? > > Philip > > Diane Plampin wrote: >> You bring up a good point. >> >> I've forwarded this to docs-discuss to make sure the writing community >> sees this. >> >> Terminology is the hardest part of a writer's job (user interface >> designers and other roles too). >> >> >> >> >> >> Philip Torchinsky wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> this is indirect question for this mailing list, but it is related to >>> advocacy: we need to use terms as correct as possible everywhere to >>> allow everybody understand us. >>> >>> There is a phrase in OS2008.05 Getting Started Guide (both in print >>> version and on the web site, see >>> http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/IPS/ggcph.html, 3rd paragraph): >>> "An image is a location where the packages, their files, and their >>> corresponding actions can be installed. An image acts as an IPS client, >>> which interacts with the package depot server." >>> >>> What is "image" here actually? How it does correspond with "boot >>> environment" term? The sentence means we can install packages, files and >>> actions to an image, right? How I can install an action? Shall we >>> specifically emphasize that the kernel is a package as well (and I can >>> easily update kernel with pkg image-update)? >>> >>> Philip >>> _______________________________________________ >>> advocacy-discuss mailing list >>> advocacy-discuss at opensolaris.org >>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy-discuss >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > i18n-discuss mailing list > i18n-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/i18n-discuss
