On 23/11/2009 14:05, Shawn Walker wrote: > While the URI uniquely identifies the repository, it does not uniquely > identify the publisher. A publisher and a repository are not the same > thing. > > A repository is a location where package data is stored. > > A publisher is the identity of the entity providing packages. > > In other words, if the 'opensolaris.org' publisher's repository moves > from pkg.opensolaris.org/dev -> pkg.dev.opensolaris.org (as a > hypothetical example), that has no bearing on the publisher's identity. > > To further clarify, 'opensolaris.org' is the prefix (name) of the > publisher, not an alias. > > This is explained in the pkg(5) man page. > > Cheers,
Thanks for the clarification. Hillel.
