[Zope3-dev] Zope 3 Packages vs Python Packages

Paul Winkler pw_lists@slinkp.com
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:02:19 -0800


On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 11:16:16AM -0500, Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:
> 
> Shane Hathaway writes:
>  > "Bundle" might be OK, but it weakens the meaning of the "open" and 
>  > "closed" modifiers.  You open a closed package to make changes to it, 
>  > then close it again to avoid making accidental changes.  Opening a 
>  > closed bundle doesn't have the same ring.  Maybe that's OK anyway.
> 
> Actually, opening and closing a bundle works for me.  Another
> possibility would be to use the verbs "bundle" and "unbundle", but
> that changes the meaning too much, I think.

I think so too - it's closer in meaning to "package / unpackage"
than to "open / close the package".

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