On Jan 2, 2008, at 7:51 AM, Earnie Boyd wrote:
Profile: Meta data that describes different objects within Drupal. 1) User profile - Meta data about a user such as birth date, email address, etc. 2) Package profile - Meta data describing the default look and feel of a Drupal installation such as a blog profile, forum profile, etc.
Just to sound off from a usability standpoint, using "profile" for installation packages is rather confusing. Liza's point that "profile" already has legacy meaning within Drupal only emphasizes the point, imho. My own personal interpretation of profile in the web world is that of a user profile -- and given that one "web 3.0" trend is to connect all these different profiles we have everywhere, using the word "profile" to describe what really is a bundled distribution or installation package just invites more confusion. Laura • Laura Scott pingVision, LLC 303.415.2559 http://pingv.com