I advocate for "Shared" (or something even better, if we'll find), since "Public" are most of tools that are on Toolserver...
Danny B.
------------ Původní zpráva ------------ Od: Krinkle krinklemail@gmail.com Předmět: Re: [Toolserver-l] Rename MMPs to "public tools" [was: Toolserver user phe account expired] Datum: 23.5.2012 20:49:30
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Ilmari Karonen nospam@vyznev.net wrote:
On Tue, 2012-05-22 at 11:22 +0200, Merlijn van Deen wrote:
- easier creation of mmp's? I can imaging people don't move their
tools because it takes time to organise everything.
I hereby propose that we retire the term "multi-maintainer project" or "MMP", and just start calling them "public tools" (with an appropriate qualifier where necessary, as in "public tool account"), as opposed to "private tools" that run on users' personal accounts. I do realize that these names are not perfectly descriptive, but IMO they're at least better than what we have right now.
I agree with Ilmari.
Except I don't see the problem with the word "project" and "Public Tool Account" is asking for more scary abbreviations.
I'd recommend the name "Public projects" or "Shared projects" (instead of "Public tools"). Most accounts contain multiple tools. Since an MMP is just a shared account, it can perfectly contain multiple (related) scripts, or a framework, or collection of interconnected tools.
"Creating a public tool" (where one would previously say "Creating a MMP") sounds a bit off to me. "Creating a public project" or "Creating a shared project" sounds more natural to me.
Anyway, that's just terminology. I agree with Ilmari's reasoning.
-- Krinkle