[Zope3-dev] Package is the wrong name for the things I called "Zope Packages".

[Jim Fulton]

seb bacon wrote:
> Shane Hathaway wrote:
> 
>> seb bacon wrote:
> 
> 
>> As I understand it, when end users install a collection of software, 
>> they don't get a 'C', they get a 'B'.  In that light, should 'B' be 
>> called a "closed workspace"?  Do we want to emphasize the user's 
>> ability to change the collection of software?
> 
> 
> I don't like 'closed workspace,' though I'm not sure why. 

Because it's an oxymoron.

 > But I *do*
> like 'workspace' generally. 

Me too. I like "folder" too.

 > I don't see a need to emphasise the fact
> that you can customize the software collection, because in most 
> applications for most people, they will install a "bundle" and customise 
> it using a customised UI, I would think.

Right. In fact, "opening a closed workspace" is a pretty weird edge
case. We can provide a mechanmism to support it, but it should not affect
the basic conceptual model.

> Why do we need to 'close' a workspace at all? 

I suggest we create a bundle from a workspace.


...

Jim


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