On Wed, 2003-12-03 at 01:32, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > Debian is the super-project. > > Debian Enterprise is a Debian Subproject that creates > > a Custom Debian Distribution, > > Subproject and custom debian distribution, here, are the same thing. No > point "officially" having two terms. CDD is a term that I think is > intended to be a little more expansive than subproject, so I think > that's more applicable for this "level" of naming... When the term "Custom Debian Distribution" was chosen, the rationale was that there is a need to differentiate between subprojects that aim to create a special version of Debian, and subprojects that do other things, such as IPV6 or the technical committee. So, I interpret that as meaning that a subproject is an abstract, organisational thing (how it manifests itself is another matter) and a Custom Debian Distribution is the concrete product put together by a subproject. In my view (as I said), it would be logical to name a further subdivision of that product "flavor". > Correct depending on your view. But it is also true that Debian > GNU/Linux is an original, of which Debian Enterprise is a customization > - and this is the useful distinction in this case. Ok. Semantics, of course, but that's what's being discussed here. :) I just think "Custom Debian Distribution" is not a very innovative phrase, it is too general to instantly give someone an idea of what it's about, and on top of all, it's quite long. Compare with "package pool" -- anyone with decent knowledge of the English language, and who knows what a "package" is, will instantly see the idea. I think "flavor" fits into the same category. -- Fabian Fagerholm <fabbe@paniq.net>
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