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Subject: Re: [sdd] [glossary] fix
I also concur. Saying that the fix for a defect "solves" a problem, while technically accurate, puts a positive spin on something that shouldn't have happened and was a mistake in the first place :) -jhf- Jay Nash wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > correcting a defect sounds better to my ear > > Julia McCarthy wrote: > >>There is one more little thing nagging me about this definition. Is it >>really correct to talk about solving a defect? I think of solving >>problems and fixing or correcting defects. We probably don't want to >>use the word fix in the definition of fix. So we could talk about >>correcting defects or we could talk about solving problems. Like this: >> >>A) A modification to code or configuration that corrects one or more >>solution defects and is deliverable to the solution's target hosting >>environment(s). >> >>B) A modification to code or configuration that solves one or more >>solution problems and is deliverable to the solution's target hosting >>environment(s). >> >> >>Julia McCarthy >>Autonomic Computing Enablement >>julia@us.ibm.com >>Tie/Line 349/8156 >>877-261-0391 >> >> >> >> >>*Jay Nash <jay@o-ms.com>* >> >>01/10/2006 10:23 AM >>Please respond to >>jay >> >> >> >>To >> Julia McCarthy/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS >>cc >> Randy George/Austin/IBM@IBMUS, sdd@lists.oasis-open.org >>Subject >> Re: [sdd] [glossary] fix >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>nicely done >> >>Julia McCarthy wrote: >> >>>>In last week's meeting there was some discussion objecting to the >>>>assumption in this definition that fixes are general for one defect. >>>> How about this modified definition which removes that assumption and >>>>rewords the phrases a bit to better tie noun to verbs? >>>> >>>>A modification to code or configuration that solves one or more solution >>>>defects and is deliverable to the solution's target hosting >>>>environment(s). >>>> >>>> >>>>Julia McCarthy >>>>Autonomic Computing Enablement >>>>julia@us.ibm.com >>>>Tie/Line 349/8156 >>>>877-261-0391 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>*Jay Nash <jay@o-ms.com>* >>>> >>>>01/09/2006 06:30 PM >>>>Please respond to >>>>jay >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>To >>>> Randy George/Austin/IBM@IBMUS >>>>cc >>>> sdd@lists.oasis-open.org >>>>Subject >>>> Re: [sdd] [glossary] fix >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>"target hosting environment" is fine with me. >>>> >>>>New text reads: >>>>A modification to code or configuration that solves generally one, but >>>>possibly more solution defects that is deliverable to the target hosting >>>>environment(s). >>>> >>>>Jay Nash >>>>Randy George wrote: >>>> >>>>>>I would like to see the change of "target system" to "target hosting >>>>>>environment(s)" because 1) hosting environments are defined in the >>>>>>glossary and 2) a fix might need to be deployed to across various >>>>>>targets, i.e. parts to each hosting environment. One can not assume >>>>>>that there is a 1-1 relationship between a fix and a hosting >> >>environment. >> >>>>>>Regards, >>>>>>Randy George >>>>>> >>>>>>Senior Technical Staff Member >>>>>>Provisioning Architecture >>>>>>Tivoli Software, IBM Software Group >>>>>>Austin, TX >>>>>>(512) 838-0752 T/L 678-0752 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>*Jay Nash <jay@o-ms.com>* >>>>>> >>>>>>01/09/2006 09:06 AM >>>>>>Please respond to >>>>>>jay@o-ms.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>To >>>>>> sdd@lists.oasis-open.org >>>>>>cc >>>>>> >>>>>>Subject >>>>>> [sdd] [glossary] fix >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Propose to accept as written by accepting changes in the last doc. >>>>>> >>>>>>"A modification to code or configuration that solves generally one, but >>>>>>possibly more (solution) defects (that is) deliverable to the target >>>>>>system." >>>>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>-- >>>>Jay Nash, CTO >>>>OMS SafeHarbor >>>>128 Warren St >>>>Lowell MA 01852 >>>>978.937.2363 ext.111 >>>>978.937.3784 fax >>>> >>>>This message (including any attachments) contains confidential >>>>information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is >>>>protected by law. 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