Russ Allbery wrote:
"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.
I've no problem also with "area" terms, but my points was:
- there are more terms which should clearly defined, and
they are "stacked"/hierarchical.
So I think it is better to make a complete proposal and
using term which cannot be confused with other parts.
Probably we need also a precise definition.
dak: "Components: updates/main updates/contrib updates/non-free".
in policy "area" should be only "main" (or "updates/main"??)
- identify who use other terms, and discuss with others:
maybe there is a good reason to have name "component".
On the other hand, they could/should change terms, so
they should know the problem, and set ev. a transition plan.
- Because it is a term problem and not a hard policy rule,
I think we could wait more, to have a good proposal
and more feedback from apt/dpkg/dak people.
At the end of the process, I would like to have a glossary
(maybe included into the policy)
ciao
cate
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