Hello Developers:
IMO, the word "component" has a special meaning within the OFBiz domain.
[See some of the original framework documentation for that definition.]
The term "application" is an abstraction and has not been given a formal
definition within the OFBiz domain. At least I am not aware of that
definition. If one exists,/* please */enlighten me.
That said, a glossary of terms would be really useful for the online
help. Once a glossary is in place, determining whether to use the term
"component" vs. "application" would be a simple decision regardless of
the target audience.
Regards,
Ruth
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Adrian Crum wrote:
Components like base, entity, and security are not applications.
-Adrian
--- On Sat, 10/17/09, Jacques Le Roux <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote:
From: Jacques Le Roux <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com>
Subject: Application vs component
To: dev@ofbiz.apache.org
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 4:00 PM
Hi,
I have noticed that the word component is used in the
helping documentation.
I think we should better use the word applications
instead.
Component is a technical word and the helping documentation
should help at the business level.
Jacques
