[news.eclipse.technology.ohf] Re: Limit the scope - definitions

["Brian Barry" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe Graham is right, that the terms are used interchangeably and in
point of fact not all Eclipse "frameworks" are frameworks in the literal
computer science sense

Best to focus on what we actually plan/need to do.

"Grahame Grieve" <grahame@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Don Jorgenson wrote:
> > Does Eclipse formally define the terms "framework" and "platform"
anywhere?
> > Is this project building a framework or a platform or both?
>
> Hi Don
>
> Let's start by addressing the issue of definitins.
>
> I cannot find any definitions. Semantically, you stand on
> a platform and work within a framework. But I don't think that get's
> us very far.
>
> Empirically, from looking across the Eclipse site, the terms seem
> somewhat interchangeable, and seem to mean whatever the project
> wants them to mean.
>
> I will respond do the substance of your comment in a different message.
> For now, I'll just say that I don't think the definitions are going
> to be useful to us going forward in deciding what the scope of "the
> framework" is going to be
>
> Grahame