[development] Getting both better internal and external APIs intoDrupal 7

[David Metzler]

For the record,  yeah I knew that's what distros meant, and it was  
that suggestion that got me thinking we needed to start a  
brainstorming session.  I frankly would be happy with distros.

Sorry if it came off like I was stealing ideas.

Not sure I agree that compound words should be avoided...If they add  
clarity....

Dave
On Jan 2, 2008, at 7:51 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:

> On Jan 2, 2008 10:25 PM, David Metzler <metzlerd at metzlerd.com> wrote:
> I would agree, and humbly suggest that we start brainstorming on
> better names for installation profile.  Some suggestions: (some have
> been made already)-
>
> Distribution  (or some variation of distros) seems like a close fit
> but also implies the software as
>
> That is actually what distros is. Distro is the short name for that.
>
>
> Configuration bundles
>
> Installation Suites
>
> Configuration wizards
>
> Install Kits
>
> Let us avoid compounded names formed of many words. They are not  
> intuitive.
>
> Here are others:
>
> Packages
>
>
> ????
>
> Not attached to any of these but trying to start some solutions
> brainstorming.... ;)
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Jan 2, 2008, at 1:10 PM, Michelle Cox wrote:
>
> >
> > On 1/2/2008 2:34:42 PM, Earnie Boyd ( earnie at users.sourceforge.net)
> > wrote:
> >> I understand the misfortune of a module named profile is the  
> point of
> >> this thread.  That module is relative only to user information.  In
> >> order to make it clear to everyone looking at Drupal it needs  
> renamed
> >> to User Profile because the word profile is too vague and has many
> >> connotations to properly denote the meaning of the module.
> >
> > I really don't think renaming profile to user profile will help any
> > since it is install profile that causes the confusion. And I'm not
> > renaming advanced profile to advanced user profile. It's long
> > enough of a name as it is. :P
> >
> > Michelle
> >
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
> 2bits.com, Inc.
> http://2bits.com
> Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.

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