[Zope3-dev] Re: Rid the term 'product'

[Shane Hathaway]

Jim Fulton wrote:
> I think this has a lot of merit, and am glad to see lots of +1s
> in response, however, I'll note that when I suggested the term
> "package" for the through-the-web equivalent of this a year or so ago,
> I got lots fo objections that this would be roo confusing.

We're talking about a simpler entity now.  A piece of distributable Zope 
3 code is just a Python package with .zcml files, isn't it?

> I'll also note that the Python community is trying to use the
> word "distribution", but it doesn't "stick" very well. For example.
> PEP 262 which describes a distribution database actually uses the word
> "package" in it's title.

I thought a distribution was a collection of packages.  It would be 
pretty hard to convince Linux users otherwise. :-)

Shane