[oe] [doc] defining OpenEmbedded

[Koen Kooi]

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David Farning schreef:
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 07:01:30AM -0400, Cliff Brake wrote:
>> On 10/24/07, David Farning <dfarning at gmail.com> 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
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