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Here are a list of abbreviations that I see on a regular basis; I excluded terms that would technically break the Code of Conduct, because they are descending (e.g. lmgtfy): |
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I want to include them somewhere in the packaging guide, but not in the glossary list. |
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Note: the above terms are already in the definition list rST syntax. |
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This is the preliminary list of terms I want to cover: .. glossary::
AA
Abbreviation for :term:`Archive Admin`
ABI
Abbreviation for :term:`Application Binary Interface`
ANAIS
Abbreviation for :term:`Architecture Not Allowed In Source`
API
Abbreviation for :term:`Application Programming Interface`
Application Binary Interface
*Work in Progress*
Application Programming Interface
*Work in Progress*
APT
Abbreviation for *Advanced Package Manager*. See :ref:`apt`
Architecture Not Allowed In Source
*Work in Progress*
Archive
*Work in Progress*
Archive Admin
*Work in Progress*
Backports
*Work in Progress*
Bazaar
*Work in Progress*
Binaries
*Work in Progress*
Breezy
A fork of the :term:`Bazaar` version control system.
BTS
Abbreviation for :term:`Bug Tracking System`
Bug Tracking System
*Work in Progress*
BZR
Abbreviation for :term:`Bazaar`
Certified Ubuntu Engineer
Develop and certify your skills on the world's most popular :term:`Linux` :term:`OS`. https://ubuntu.com/credentials
Changelog
*Work in Progress*
CI
Abbreviation for :term:`Continuous Integration`
Circle of Friends
The Ubuntu logo is called *Circle of Friends*, because it is derived
from a picture that shows three friends extending their arms,
overlapping in the shape of a circle. It should represent the
`core values of Ubuntu <https://design.ubuntu.com/brand>`_:
*Freedom*, *Reliable*, *Precise* and *Collaborative*.
CLA
Abbreviation for :term:`Contributor Licence Agreement`
CLI
Abbreviation for :term:`Command Line Interface`
CoC
Abbreviation for :term:`Code of Conduct`
Code of Conduct
*Work in Progress*
CoF
Abbreviation for :term:`Circle of Friends`
Command Line Interface
*Work in Progress*
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
*Work in Progress*
Continuous Integration
*Work in Progress*
Contributor Licence Agreement
*Work in Progress*
Coordinated Release Date
The date at which the details of a :term:`CVE` are to be publicly disclosed.
Copyleft
*Work in Progress*
Copyright
*Work in Progress*
CRD
Abbreviation for :term:`Coordinated Release Date`
CUE
Abbreviation for :term:`Certified Ubuntu Engineer`
CVE
Abbreviation for :term:`Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures`
Debian
*Work in Progress*
Debian System Administration
*Work in Progress*
Developer Membership Board
*Work in Progress* (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperMembershipBoard)
DMB
Abbreviation for :term:`Developer Membership Board`
Downstream
*Work in Progress*
DSA
Abbreviation for :term:`Debian System Administration`
End of Life
*Work in Progress*
End of Line
*Work in Progress*
End of Support
*Work in Progress*
End-user license agreement
*Work in Progress*
EoL
Abbreviation for either :term:`End of Life` or :term:`End of Line`
EoS
Abbreviation for :term:`End of Support`
ESM
Abbreviation for :term:`Extended Security Maintenance`
EULA
Abbreviation for :term:`End-user license agreement`
Extended Security Maintenance
*Work in Progress* (see https://ubuntu.com/esm)
Failed to build from Source
*Work in Progress*
Failed to install
*Work in Progress*
Feature Freeze Exception
*Work in Progress* (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess)
Feature Request
*Work in Progress*
Federal Information Processing Standards
*Work in Progress* (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standards)
FFE
Abbreviation for :term:`Feature Freeze Exception`
FIPS
Abbreviation for :term:`Federal Information Processing Standards`
FOSS
Abbreviation for :term:`Free and Open Source Software`
FR
Abbreviation for :term:`Feature Request`
Free and Open Source Software
*Work in Progress* (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software)
FTBFS
Abbreviation for :term:`Failed to build from Source`
FTI
Abbreviation for :term:`Failed to install`
GA
Abbreviation for :term:`General Availability`
GDPR
Abbreviation for :term:`General Data Protection Regulation`
General Availability
*Work in Progress*
General Data Protection Regulation
*Work in Progress*
General Public License
*Work in Progress*
git
*Work in Progress*
git-ubuntu
*Work in Progress*
GNU
*Work in Progress*
GPL
Abbreviation for :term:`GNU` :term:`General Public License`
GUI
Abbreviation for Graphical :term:`User Interface`
IC
Abbreviation for :term:`Individual Contributor`
ICE
Abbreviation for :term:`Internal Compiler Error`
IEEE
Abbreviation for :term:`Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers`
IRC
Abbreviation for :term:`Internet Relay Chat`
IRCC
Abbreviation for :term:`Ubuntu IRC Council`
Image
*Work in Progress*
Individual Contributor
*Work in Progress*
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
*Work in Progress* (see https://www.ieee.org/)
Intent to Package
*Work in Progress* (see https://wiki.debian.org/ITP)
Internal Compiler Error
*Work in Progress*
Internet Relay Chat
Internet Relay Chat (:term:`IRC`)
ITP
Abbreviation for :term:`Intent to Package`
Keyring
*Work in Progress*
Launchpad
*Work in Progress*
Linux
*Work in Progress*
Linux Containers
See :term:`LXC`
Long Term Support
*Work in Progress*
LP
Abbreviation for :term:`Launchpad`
LTS
Abbreviation for :term:`Long Term Support`
LXC
:term:`Linux` Containers (see https://linuxcontainers.org/lxc/introduction/)
LXD
LXD is system container manager (see https://documentation.ubuntu.com/lxd/en/latest/)
Main
*Work in Progress* (the pocket)
Main Inclusion Review
*Work in Progress* (see https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-mir)
Maintainer
*Work in Progress*
Master of the Universe
*Work in Progress*
Merge Proposal
*Work in Progress*
Micro Release Exception
See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates/MicroReleaseExceptions
MIR
Abbreviation for :term:`Main Inclusion Review`
MOTU
Abbreviation for :term:`Master of the Universe`
MP
Abbreviation for :term:`Merge Proposal`
MRE
Abbreviation for :term:`Micro Release Exception`
Multiverse
*Work in Progress* (the pocket)
Not built from Source
*Work in Progress*
NBS
Abbreviation for :term:`Not built from Source`
Never Part Of A Stable Release
*Work in Progress*
NPOASR
Abbreviation for :term:`Never Part Of A Stable Release`
NVIU
Abbreviation for :term:`Newer Version in Unstable`
Newer Version in Unstable
*Work in Progress*
Open Source Software
*Work in Progress*
Operating System
*Work in Progress*
OS
Abbreviation for :term:`Operating System`
OSS
Abbreviation for :term:`Open Source Software`
Package
*Work in Progress*
Personal Package Archive
*Work in Progress*
PKCS
Abbreviation for :term:`Public Key Cryptography Standards`
Pocket
*Work in Progress*
POSIX
Abbreviation for *Portable Operating System Interface*: A family of
standards specified by the :term:`IEEE` Computer Society for maintaining
compatibility between :term:`Operating System`s. POSIX defines the :term:`API`,
along with command line shells and utility interfaces, for software
compatibility with variants of Unix and other :term:`Operating System`s.
PPA
Abbreviation for :term:`Personal Package Archive`
PR
Abbreviation for :term:`Pull Request`
Public Key Cryptography Standards
*Work in Progress* (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKCS)
Pull Request
*Work in Progress*
Real Time Operating System
*Work in Progress*
Request of Maintainer
*Work in Progress*
Request of Porter
*Work in Progress*
Requested by the QA team
*Work in Progress*
Request of Security Team
*Work in Progress*
Request of Stable Release Manager
*Work in Progress*
Restricted
*Work in Progress* (the pocket)
RoM
Abbreviation for :term:`Request of Maintainer`
RoP
Abbreviation for :term:`Request of Porter`
RoQA
Abbreviation for :term:`Requested by the QA team`
RoSRM
Abbreviation for :term:`Request of Stable Release Manager`
RoST
Abbreviation for :term:`Request of Security Team`
RTOS
Abbreviation for :term:`Real Time Operating System`
Rules File
*Work in Progress*
Service-level Agreement
*Work in Progress*
Signing Key
*Work in Progress*
SLA
Abbreviation for :term:`Service-level Agreement`
SRU
Abbreviation for :term:`Stable Release Update`
Stable Release Update
*Work in Progress*
TLS
Abbreviation for :term:`Transport Layer Security`
TPM
Abbreviation for :term:`Trusted Platform Module`
Transport Layer Security
*Work in Progress*
Trusted Platform Module
*Work in Progress*
Ubuntu
*Work in Progress*
Ubuntu Cloud Archive
*Work in Progress* (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OpenStack/CloudArchive)
Ubuntu CVE Tracker
*Work in Progress* (see https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-cve-tracker and https://ubuntu.com/security/cves)
Ubuntu Developer Summit
*Work in Progress* (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperSummit)
Ubuntu IRC Council
*Work in Progress* (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcCouncil)
Ubuntu Pro
*Work in Progress* (see https://ubuntu.com/pro)
Ubuntu Summit
See :term:`Ubuntu Developer Summit`
UCA
Abbreviation for :term:`Ubuntu Cloud Archive`
UCT
Abbreviation for :term:`Ubuntu CVE Tracker`
UDS
Abbreviation for :term:`Ubuntu Developer Summit`
UI
Abbreviation for :term:`User Interface`
UIFe
Abbreviation for :term:`User Interface Freeze Exception`
Universe
*Work in Progress* (the pocket)
Unix
*Work in Progress*
Upstream
*Work in Progress*
US
Abbreviation for :term:`Ubuntu Summit`
User Interface
*Work in Progress*
User Interface Freeze Exception
*Work in Progress*
Waiting on Upstream
*Work in Progress*
Watch File
*Work in Progress*
WoU
Abbreviation for :term:`Waiting on Upstream` |
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Also terms that should be covered are:
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I added the branch add-glossary. |
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There have bee no major negative comments so far. I will merge this branch now. |
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Let's kick off the glossary by gathering all our suggestions for things that need to be on it - all in one place. Once we have a decent sized list we can break it into concepts-with-explanations, acronyms, and other common terminology and put some pages in the guide.
I'll kick things off with some of the things we've discussed recently.
MOTU
upstream/downstream
binaries
archive
repositories
pockets
images
changelog
What else do you think we should have on there?
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