> On Jun 6, 2016, at 10:46 PM, Robin Sommer <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> So sounds like this proposal is something you can agree with?

Yes.

> 
> On Tue, Jun 07, 2016 at 02:01 +0000, you wrote:
> 
>> So scripts do not autoload, but plugins do?
> 
> Thinking more about that I would answer: yes. 

Ack.

>> And if the process isn’t the same in both cases, is that also in
>> conflict w/ the goal of a developer being able to promote a
>> script-only thing into a binary plugin without users noticing?
> 
> Isn't that more about moving some functionality, like bifs? I don't
> think a plugin would replace the scripts completely.

Yeah, I’m not seeing specific problems thinking about it more now.

> Ok, then let's rename "package" in the current docs. I propose
> "module" as the replacement: it's not quite right regarding the
> language's module concept but close enough I would say.

I’d appreciate if anyone would think a bit about whether “package” still 
actually makes sense to use in the current context and doesn’t actually need a 
rename.

My point about a package being something that can both require metadata and not 
require metadata might be clear enough to explain based on context?  E.g. From 
Bro/BroControl’s point of a view packages don’t require metadata.  From the 
package manager tool’s perspective, packages require metadata.

Seems like obvious/expected behavior from user’s view and not ambiguous?

- Jon

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