Bug#212049: "dependency" used backwards

2003-09-24 Thread Daniel B.
See detailed discussion in Bug#212034: Debian Perl Policy manual uses "dependency" backwards, especially the ends of my last two messages, regarding ambiguity of the terminology (even if we continue to disagree on the rest of it). Daniel -- Daniel Barclay [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#212049: "dependency" used backwards

2003-09-22 Thread Daniel B.
Thomas Hood wrote: > > On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 00:24, Daniel B. wrote in part: > > Debian seems to use the word "dependency" backwards a lot, making > > things confusing and hard to understand. > [...] > > If A depends on B, then A is a > > dependency (A i

Bug#212049: "dependency" used backwards

2003-09-21 Thread Daniel B.
Package: general Version: n/a? Debian seems to use the word "dependency" backwards a lot, making things confusing and hard to understand. Per the The American Heritage Dictionary (via http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dependency), a dependency is: 1. Dependence. 2. Something depen

Bug#212028: apt-cache uses "dependency" backards

2003-09-21 Thread Daniel B.
Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > reassign 212028 general > thanks > > On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 03:36:03PM -0400, Daniel B. wrote: > > > apt-cache and its manual page uses the word "dependency" backwards. > > This error makes the documentation hard to understand