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Re: terminology issues: distributions, sections, subsections



On Thu, Oct 01, 1998 at 02:43:29AM -0400, Adam P. Harris wrote:
> 
> Branden, in your suggested patch, you say:
> 
> <!-- aph: the APT documentation calls your sections "components" and
> your subsections "sections" -- either this reference should change or
> APT should -->
> 
> Let me clarify and justify how I am using the terminology.  I'm going
> into some depth here, and bringing it up on the Policy list, since
> this is the second time I've been "corrected" about the use of terms.
[...]
> Needless to say, I've backed out the apt-ish changes you suggested for
> the developer's reference.  If you would like the apt terms generally
> adopted, then you should lobby the Policy group.  If not, please file
> a bug against apt for muddling the waters even further.

I wasn't attempting to imply you were wrong, just pointing out the need for
consistency.  It doesn't matter that much to me which scheme we go with
(though frankly I find "sub"-this and "sub"-that a bit bureaucratic), so
long as it goes for everything.

If it is APT that should change then someone needs to talk to Jason
Gunthorpe -- I don't know what extent apt itself would need its messages
changed, but it's my job to change the manpages, so when a decision is
made, someone please notify me.  :)

-- 
G. Branden Robinson                 |
Purdue University                   |    Music is the brandy of the damned.
branden@purdue.edu                  |    -- George Bernard Shaw
http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |

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