What is a distribution? (was: Non-free section)
The recent discussion about the different Debian-distributions confuses
me: what is a distribution within a distribution?
To get things clear even in a linguistic manner I would suggest to use
specific terms like
(1) The (one and only) Debian-distribution
(2) had several releases over the past years and
(3) consists of a "core set of applications" (short: core) and
(4) several bundles (non-free, non-us ...)
But I'm no native speaker and the above is only a quick thought. I choosed
"bundle" because "pack" could be confused with the packages.
More generally:
(I) Restrict the use of "distribution" for the genus which covers
everything in Debian.
(II) Introduce new designations for non-free, non-us, ...
BTW, "bundle" sounds like an overvalue, which is a positive attribute
and therefore ok. I think the current distribution hides to much of it's
value. Even the "non-..." are too negative ... this is an issue for
debian-publicity. :-)
-Winfried
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