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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    [kde-promo] Re: The Future of our Frameworks
From:       "Anne-Marie Mahfouf" <annemarie.mahfouf () free ! fr>
Date:       2011-06-29 8:12:40
Message-ID: 201106291012.41790.annemarie.mahfouf () free ! fr
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On Sun June 26 2011 18:55:39 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> On Tuesday 21 June 2011, Sebastian Kügler wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 07, 2011 12:17:08 Pau Garcia i Quiles wrote:
> > > I had exactly the same question because IMHO there is a confusion
> > > between "framework" and "library" here.
> > > 
> > > Library = set of related functions and helper methods and classes
> > > 
> > > Framework = Library + a "way" of working with it (i. e. workflow,
> > > tools you need to use, conventions, etc). For instance, Rails is a
> > > framework because it imposes a set of conventions you cannot change
> > > (and you webapps will not work unless you follow them)
> > > 
> > > I'd say with the modularization we are splitting into *libraries*,
> > > not into frameworks because we do not impose a set of rules,
> > > tools, workflow, etc to work with it.
> > 
> > It's "vague on purpose", as we refer to libraries, but also more
> > complex things such as Akonadi.
> 
> I had a look at what Wikipedia says about frameworks. AFAICT the
> definition of "software framework" [1] is a good fit for what we mean.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Ingo
> 
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework

OK that answers the question.
The French wikipedia page keeps "framework" for translation so it's \
probably  what we'll do as well. Words are important for promotion and in \
an  international project such as KDE it is fundamental to get them right \
in all  languages. "Framework" is a new concept and there are no \
translations for it,  keeping "framework" is the best we can do. 

Best regards,

Anne-Marie
 
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