I advocate for "Shared" (or something even better, if we'll find), since "Public" are most of tools that are on Toolserver...
Danny B. > ------------ Původní zpráva ------------ > Od: Krinkle <[email protected]> > Předmět: Re: [Toolserver-l] Rename MMPs to "public tools" [was: Toolserver > user > phe account expired] > Datum: 23.5.2012 20:49:30 > ---------------------------------------- > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Ilmari Karonen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2012-05-22 at 11:22 +0200, Merlijn van Deen wrote: > > > - easier creation of mmp's? I can imaging people don't move their > > > tools because it takes time to organise everything. > > > > I hereby propose that we retire the term "multi-maintainer project" or > > "MMP", and just start calling them "public tools" (with an appropriate > > qualifier where necessary, as in "public tool account"), as opposed to > > "private tools" that run on users' personal accounts. I do realize that > > these names are not perfectly descriptive, but IMO they're at least > > better than what we have right now. > > > > > > > I agree with Ilmari. > > Except I don't see the problem with the word "project" and "Public Tool > Account" is asking for more scary abbreviations. > > I'd recommend the name "Public projects" or "Shared projects" (instead of > "Public tools"). Most accounts contain multiple tools. Since an MMP is just > a shared account, it can perfectly contain multiple (related) scripts, or a > framework, or collection of interconnected tools. > > "Creating a public tool" (where one would previously say "Creating a MMP") > sounds a bit off to me. "Creating a public project" or "Creating a shared > project" sounds more natural to me. > > Anyway, that's just terminology. I agree with Ilmari's reasoning. > > -- Krinkle > > > _______________________________________________ Toolserver-l mailing list ([email protected]) https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/toolserver-l Posting guidelines for this list: https://wiki.toolserver.org/view/Mailing_list_etiquette
