On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 03:51:35PM +0100, Matthias Bodenbinder via arch-general wrote: > Am Donnerstag, dem 11.03.2021 um 11:23 -0300 schrieb Giancarlo > Razzolini: > > This is different from the orphan in the context of a package > > manager. > > As long as you don't conflate > > both contexts, it's very easy to understand the differences between > > these orphans. > > > Sure, I understand the differences. > > It is simply confusing and not best practise to take a defintion from > pacman (which was first in line from my point of view) and overwrite it > with a new definition for the AUR. And then explain the users: "Well > that is how it is. An orphan can be this or that in the Arch world. You > just need to understand the context." > > I dont get why someone wants to have it that way. Erm, I would even go so far as to say that "orphan" is not a definition at all. It is the simple usage of a common word to convey a certain meaning or concept that is exactly the same in both contexts and that most people intuitively understand. The decision to use this terminology was not made by a committee. I really don't know what you're trying to prove here. I would be interested in which words you would propose to distinguish between the two contexts. -- Lars Gustäbel lars@xxxxxxxxxxxx
