Re: terminology question: modules, directories, authors

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 19:06:01 (+0200), Richard Cyganiak wrote: ]
> Subject: terminology question: modules, directories, authors
>
> I'm a developer for a CVS related project (http://statcvs.sf.net) and have
> some questions on the accurate use of some terminology:
> 
> When do you call something a module, and when do you call it a directory?

Conceptually:

"modules" represent coherent stand-alone collections of components which
can be separately release managed.

"directories" are things inside modules which keep you from cluttering
the top-level module directory with all the files in one place.

Literally w.r.t. CVS:

"modules" are names, of selected directories, in the CVSROOT/modules file

"directories" are directories.

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