From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Felipe Contreras Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/14] Officially start moving to the term 'staging area' Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:19:48 -0500 Message-ID: <5269ab14157b8_6704135de7c73@nysa.notmuch> References: <1381789769-9893-1-git-send-email-felipe.contreras@gmail.com> <1381789769-9893-4-git-send-email-felipe.contreras@gmail.com> <5261C42E.4050208@gmail.com> <8FC260D94D1A4711AAA8A0DE7477791B@PhilipOakley> <5268706B.4040303@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Piotr Krukowiecki , Jay Soffian , Jonathan Nieder , Matthieu Moy , William Swanson , Ping Yin , Hilco Wijbenga , Miles Bader To: Karsten Blees , Philip Oakley , Felipe Contreras , Git List X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Oct 25 06:38:08 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VZZ9y-0005Cq-2M for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:38:06 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751414Ab3JYEiB (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:38:01 -0400 Received: from mail-ob0-f177.google.com ([209.85.214.177]:40004 "EHLO mail-ob0-f177.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751237Ab3JYEiA (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:38:00 -0400 Received: by mail-ob0-f177.google.com with SMTP id vb8so450774obc.22 for ; Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:37:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=I8nMmL3HI3R1pwuKPrtJPxiNx/1YKn/HYQXdjP0Hn3U=; b=azNr1RMwLdyGszxukzCg2YkBmMuvuVJbB6EDEmv7KADdqHg1ig+52na9/GnLtrzIFj lVPexWuZ9hApcMjenDkmDN5ZQ3G9OVOYQ09K7UGf2bIlUDQGrVxFdC6HAcj5bLP6qtbU Sp2z3igx6N65jLqXUKsoKxFENhueOI/nR4Wpc2vLAose+CjIk1ZhOZGe5zh/gBc6TVZc d0X8OGhFjpCOrtnCMBT1qS1No2RnfHDW1glQKs1vywmz6o9EawTbVjPtnBbE8eddDWj0 zxAaYnEbLHSC8dbC3HbsEEgo4mGb+eIPzF9UbR0FjurHNuDHTxzElFXsRLHYKyIaNIld KMoA== X-Received: by 10.60.63.36 with SMTP id d4mr1438819oes.29.1382675879547; Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:37:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (187-162-140-241.static.axtel.net. [187.162.140.241]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id rl1sm3775036oeb.7.2013.10.24.21.37.57 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:37:58 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5268706B.4040303@gmail.com> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Karsten Blees wrote: > (2) Index > > An index, as in a library, maps almost perfectly to what the git index is > _and_ what we do with it. Not really. An index in the context of a library, and in any other context, is a tool that indicates where something is, in order to find it quickly. That is not how the Git index is used, nor what it is. > (3b) Staging area (other meanings) > > I don't see how a stage (as in a theater) is in any way related to the git > index. > > Data staging (as in loading a datawarehouse or web-server) fits to some > extent, as its also about copying information, not moving physical things. A stage in theater, and in any other context, is a special place, a standing place, I don't see what is so different from the git staging area. > > Even 'native' speakers don't have a single consistent term for the > > concept. Terms are stolen from many varied industries and activities > > that have to prepare and package items (Ships, Trains, Theaters) > > (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_list, for a shortish list, which doesn't mention an Index) > > All true, but we don't need to steal terms from unrelated fields if > information science provides us with the terms we need. But it doesn't. -- Felipe Contreras