From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [130.89.2.8] (helo=smtp.utwente.nl) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1Ikjsd-0004rC-Lf for openembedded-devel@openembedded.org; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:18:56 +0200 Received: from Powerbook-2.local (dominion.kabel.utwente.nl [130.89.193.158]) by smtp.utwente.nl (8.12.10/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id l9OHBWUo008492 for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:11:33 +0200 Message-ID: <471F7CC9.3060904@student.utwente.nl> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:11:37 +0200 From: Koen Kooi User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions References: <20071024095844.GA9952@lenovo> <20071024153620.GA6691@lenovo> In-Reply-To: <20071024153620.GA6691@lenovo> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.3 X-UTwente-MailScanner-Information: Scanned by MailScanner. Contact helpdesk@ITBE.utwente.nl for more information. X-UTwente-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-UTwente-MailScanner-From: k.kooi@student.utwente.nl X-Spam-Status: No Subject: Re: [doc] defining OpenEmbedded X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:18:58 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 David Farning schreef: > On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 07:01:30AM -0400, Cliff Brake wrote: >> On 10/24/07, David Farning wrote: >>> Getting started is coming along nicely. >> Great! >> >>> In the second case referring to OE as a collection of metadata is >>> confusing. Metadata is data about the data. OE is actually a >>> collection of patches, task lists, and configuration files. I was >>> wondering if it would be more clear to refer to oe as either a ruleset >>> or task lists. >> The term metadistribution seems to be somewhat accepted: >> http://gentoo-wiki.com/Metadistribution >> >> In the most basic sense, a bitbake recipe is data about data (the >> source that needs built), so I think the term fits. Just my opinion. > > I like metadistribution. Metadistribution is a term referring to an > adaptable system that is capable of building itself to the user's > specification. The reason we tend to avoid the term 'distribution' is because OE is cabable of building multiple distributions (you could make OE build a 1:1 copy of the fedora install DVD if you want), instead of building only a single distro for multiple archs. I agree metadistro covers what OE is, but it is also the most confusing name to people unfamiliar with OE. regards, Koen -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) iD8DBQFHH3zJMkyGM64RGpERAtoaAJ4lXq5RC0FYVieAWP9O8nrQHnmtBgCgubME QNzwmMEMBP3we92c5HFoogA= =ni1H -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----