On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 09:26:14PM -0400, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote: > On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 03:15 +0200, Dimitris Glezos wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Domingo Becker <domingobecker@xxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 2008/11/2 > > Subject: appliance in release-notes > > To: Fedora Translation Project List <fedora-trans-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > What is the meaning of appliance in the context of release-notes ? > > release-notes mentions an appliance creation tool, a tool to create > > appliance images from a kickstart file. > > In this context, it is an installer for me. But, what would be the > > right meaning of it? > > What is an appliance image used for? > > At its most basic, it's a container that an ISV can use to run an > application. It's not mean to be a general purpose installation, but > rather focuses on that single application or suite of applications. Right -- in this case, "appliance" is like any single-purpose piece of gear. In the kitchen, an electric can-opener, stove, or microwave oven are appliances, and the meaning is roughly the same. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug
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