Re: custom vs. derivative (Re: packages.gz corrupt, missing packages and other issues)
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On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 03:31:08PM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008, Holger Levsen wrote:
>> Maybe it would be wise to introduce a new term, for Debian based
>> distributions, which are not CDDs according to our definition. That
>> would prevent us from using "(official) CDDs" and unoffical ones. So
>> I suggest DBD (Debian Based Distributions) for those :-) What do you
>> think?
>
> I think we should find a new name for what is currently called CDD and
> it desperately needs the term "internal" in the name. Anything else
> is missinterpreted
I fully agree.
I also suggest avoiding "custom" - Debian itself is customizable, CDDs
just automate what must already be possible within the distro.
Perhaps squeeze in "subset", "slice", "fraction" or similar - to
emphasize relationship.
A verbal test that I would like to pass is that it should feel natural
to mention the term in same sentence as the main Debian Distribution.
A concrete suggestion:
Formal name when presented alone: Debian internal subdistribution
Name when directly together with Debian: internal sibdistribution
Relaxed name: subdistro
Test: "We are proud to release the next stable release of the Debian
distribution, including the internal subdistributions Debian-med,
- -junior and -edu".
Another test (hinting at how I believe Skolelinux ought to do): "We are
proud to release the next stable snapshot of Debian-Edu, the internal
subdistribution based purely on Debian GNU/Linux. This snapshot is based
on the stable release of Debian (codename Etch), with a few hand-picked
packages from the testing (Lenny) area".
- Jonas
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