Renaming the Packaging Guide

Stefano Rivera stefanor at ubuntu.com
Wed Nov 30 15:07:01 UTC 2011


Hi Daniel (2011.11.30_15:37:20_+0200)
>  http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2010/11/15/ubuntu-project-platform-products/
> 
> To re-use Matt's words we all are "on the inside" and when we reached
> out to new areas to explain what we are doing the confusion about app
> development and platform/os/distro development is real.
> 
> In addition to that I think it's worth making use of this as a selling
> point: not only can you write applications for Ubuntu, but you can
> change the platform/os/distro as well if you need. This will be less
> clear to new groups of people we might interest in Ubuntu and we should
> try to do our best to invite them in.

In that context (and I don't disagree with Matt), yes, this is a Guide
for the Ubuntu platform development.

So, part of the aim here is to give the guide an unambiguous name for
newcomers to Ubuntu Development. It's unambiguous if you've read Matt's
3 Ps, but probably not if you haven't. Maybe the rest of
developer.ubuntu.com could benefit from an explanation of the
terminology? And (not quite so) subtle hints towards changing Ubuntu
ould be spread around?

SR

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