[Zope3-dev] Zope 3 Packages vs Python Packages

[Guido van Rossum]

> Chris Withers wrote:
> > Ugh! Is it only me who see's the potential for huge amounts of 
> > unnecessary confusion?! Python got Package first, why not call the Zope 
> > 3 things 'bundles'.
> > I'm open to 'bale', 'crate' or even 'parcel' too ;-)
> > http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=package
> 
> You can already put a Python package in a RedHat package, then put that 
> RPM in a software package and ship it to retailers in a boxed package. 
> No one chooses a different word because no one finds it confusing. :-)

Then at least make sure that we say "Zope 3 package" a few times
before abbreviating it to just "package".

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)