On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 01:42:15PM +0200, Stefano Rivera wrote: > Hi Daniel (2011.11.25_12:23:48_+0200) > > I think it might be helpful to rename the Packaging Guide to something a > > bit more clear, like Ubuntu Platform Development Guide or Ubuntu > > Platform Guide or something along those lines. > > My get response to this is that I don't like the word "Platform". It > makes it sound really big and dull, and says nothing about what to > expect in it.
Fair point. 'Platform' is a bit jargonny. > But that's not what it is. This is a guide about how to package things, > work on packaging, work with our packaging branches, and understand some > of our processes. Those are all necessary components for fixing bugs and > making changes in Ubuntu. > > So, to me it's an Ubuntu Development Guide. I like this, but 'Development' is kind of a broad word. I might think 'Ubuntu Development Guide' is about developing apps for Ubuntu, and would be disappointed to see it covering mainly platform packaging, for example. > On the developer.u.c website right now, the packaging guide is hiding > under Tools, which is the last place I'd expect to find it. From the 6 > categories on the left, I'd probably most expect to find it under > the Platform section. But I still don't consider a Platform Guide to be > a particularly good name for it. I think it exudes boredom and says > little. Still, need some term to differentiate Ubuntu app development from platform development. What about 'Ubuntu OS Development Guide'? Or even 'Ubuntu OS Contributors Guide'? Bryce -- ubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
