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Lingo and terminology you'll hear bandied about among the users and developers of SprezzOS:
Lingo and terminology you'll hear bandied about among the users and developers of SprezzOS:
* '''Allotrion.''' SprezzOS's default [[GUI#theming|theming]], as it applies to [[GRUB]], [[X.org]], window managers and widget toolkits.
* '''APT.''' Debian's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Packaging_Tool Advanced Packaging Tool], a system used to track and manage debs.
** APT has multiple frontends, including [http://wiki.debian.org/apt-get apt-get], [http://wiki.debian.org/Aptitude Aptitude], [http://www.nongnu.org/synaptic/ Synaptic], and our own [[Raptorial]].
* '''d-i.''' The Debian installer, on which s-i is based.


* '''DBTS.''' The Debian Bug Tracking System (custom software) at http://www.debian.org/Bugs/.
* '''DBTS.''' The Debian Bug Tracking System (custom software) at http://www.debian.org/Bugs/.
** Appropriate bugs are forwarded there from Sprezzabugs.
** Appropriate bugs are forwarded there from Sprezzabugs.
* '''DD.''' A [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianDeveloper Debian Developer], a DPM with voting rights.
** There being no votes within the SprezzOS Project, there is no class of sprezzadevs corresponding to DDs.
* '''deb.''' The Debian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_%28file_format%29 software package format], used by SprezzOS and other Debian-based distributions.
** debs are generally served from an APT repository.
* '''DPM.''' A [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianProjectMember Debian Project Member]. Corresponds to a SprezzOS Project sprezzadev.
* '''FWTS.''' Ubuntu's [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Reference/fwts Firmware Test Suite], included on SprezzOS's install media.
* '''[[HIC]].''' Hacker-in-Charge. A ([http://www.sprezzatech.com Sprezzatech]-appointed) governor herding the SprezzOS Project's team of cats.
* '''NtO.''' Natasha the Orca, our [[mascot]]. She is consulted in moments of crisis; her blessing is sought for all our endeavors.
* '''s-i.''' The SprezzOS [[Installer development|installer]], based off the Debian installer "d-i".
** s-i involves several source trees:
*** [https://github.com:dankamongmen/s-i.git s-i] (installer + udeb collection) at https://github.com:dankamongmen/s-i.git, corresponding to svn://svn.debian.org/svn/d-i/trunk
*** [https://github.com:dankamongmen/sprezzos-installer.git sprezzos-installer] (installer core) at https://github.com:dankamongmen/sprezzos-installer.git, corresponding to git://git.debian.org/d-i/debian-installer
*** [https://github.com:dankamongmen/SprezzOS.git SprezzOS] (install media builder) at https://github.com:dankamongmen/SprezzOS.git, with no known Debian correspondence
*** Various udebs


* '''Sprezzabugs.''' The SprezzOS bug tracker ([http://www.bugzilla.org/ Bugzilla]) at https://www.sprezzatech.com/bugs/.
* '''Sprezzabugs.''' The SprezzOS bug tracker ([http://www.bugzilla.org/ Bugzilla]) at https://www.sprezzatech.com/bugs/.
** When appropriate, bugs are forwarded to the DBTS; such bugs ought be tagged with the [https://www.sprezzatech.com/bugs/buglist.cgi?keywords=dbts%2C%20&keywords_type=allwords&list_id=880 dbts keyword].
** When appropriate, bugs are forwarded to the DBTS; such bugs ought be tagged with the [https://www.sprezzatech.com/bugs/buglist.cgi?keywords=dbts%2C%20&keywords_type=allwords&list_id=880 dbts keyword].
* '''[[sprezzadevs|sprezzadev]].''' A SprezzOS Project developer, i.e. anyone with commit access to the canonical [https://github.com/Sprezzatech SprezzOS repositories]. Corresponds to a Debian DPM.


* '''Sprezzawiki.''' The SprezzOS wiki ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]) at https://www.sprezzatech.com/wiki, used to provide hyperlinked SprezzOS documentation.
* '''Sprezzawiki.''' The SprezzOS wiki ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]) at https://www.sprezzatech.com/wiki, used to provide hyperlinked SprezzOS documentation.
* '''SprezzOS Project.''' The totality of software, assets, and people (sprezzadevs) coming together to form SprezzOS.
** The SprezzOS Project is sponsored (but not owned by) [http://www.sprezzatech.com Sprezzatech].
** sprezzadevs retain copyright to their contributions to the Project.
** This might be spun off into a non-profit organization.
* '''udeb.''' "Microdeb" aka μdeb. A deb used in the installer, stripped down to bare essentials. See [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/doc/internals/ch03.html Chapter 3] of the d-i manual, "D-I Components or udebs".
* '''[[World]].''' All the software packaged for distribution with SprezzOS.


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Latest revision as of 03:41, 9 May 2013

Lingo and terminology you'll hear bandied about among the users and developers of SprezzOS:

  • Allotrion. SprezzOS's default theming, as it applies to GRUB, X.org, window managers and widget toolkits.
  • d-i. The Debian installer, on which s-i is based.
  • DBTS. The Debian Bug Tracking System (custom software) at http://www.debian.org/Bugs/.
    • Appropriate bugs are forwarded there from Sprezzabugs.
  • DD. A Debian Developer, a DPM with voting rights.
    • There being no votes within the SprezzOS Project, there is no class of sprezzadevs corresponding to DDs.
  • deb. The Debian software package format, used by SprezzOS and other Debian-based distributions.
    • debs are generally served from an APT repository.
  • HIC. Hacker-in-Charge. A (Sprezzatech-appointed) governor herding the SprezzOS Project's team of cats.
  • NtO. Natasha the Orca, our mascot. She is consulted in moments of crisis; her blessing is sought for all our endeavors.
  • SprezzOS Project. The totality of software, assets, and people (sprezzadevs) coming together to form SprezzOS.
    • The SprezzOS Project is sponsored (but not owned by) Sprezzatech.
    • sprezzadevs retain copyright to their contributions to the Project.
    • This might be spun off into a non-profit organization.
  • udeb. "Microdeb" aka μdeb. A deb used in the installer, stripped down to bare essentials. See Chapter 3 of the d-i manual, "D-I Components or udebs".
  • World. All the software packaged for distribution with SprezzOS.
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