On Monday 16 April 2007 13:59 Christian Boltz wrote:
Hello,
on Montag, 16. April 2007, Benji Weber wrote:
It is a concern, definitely. Do you have other suggestions? What wording would you prefer and why?
It's not an installation source , it is somewhere the user can find and install packages from. I would suggest:
Software Repository
Or just "Repository" (which can easily be shortened to "repo" when someone is too lazy to type ;-)
I wouldn't agree here as "repository" (on its own, without any specification) is *very* generic - it could be anything (from a repository in a database context to whatever...)
Another reason for this name is that the repomd format is used ;-) and you have *.repo files and repodata/ directories on software.opensuse.org.
ok - but this argument for me sounds very developer-focused - why should we expect all users to know this??
Hmm, wasn't there a discussion on -factory some time ago already? Ah, here it is: "How to name that 'thing'?" http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2006-11/msg00445.html
You should read the whole thread there (it's really interesting and has
some good mails), but the best of it is: | > If you are looking for something new, try "(software) directory". | | Or to be even more innovative: Make this a configure option in YaST.
[> Karl Eichwalder and Robert Schiele]
;-))
Software Catalogue.
I don't like this one. Catalogue reminds me to those kilo-weighted dead trees where you can order clothes etc.
My point is: a Catalogue contains only the description, not the real product - but the openSUSE media (CD, DVD, FTP, whatever) _do_ contain the real product (aka packages).
Source doesn't really explain what it is, and is too confusable with source code.
I don't thing "Installation Source" is problematic and/or can be confused with program sources, but there are people whe differ.
For me, "Repository" and "Installation Source" would be OK.
Regards,
Christian Boltz
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