Re: [sdd] Objection to 2.13.2

[Keisuke Fukui <kfukui@labs.fujitsu.com>]

Josh and others,

I think I have the same observation with Josh.
# I put my comments as below in the last survey for 2.13.2.
 > The "author"  should be "install operator" for both sentences in the second candidate.


However, as for the reconciliation of the description, I doubt that the
word "author" should stay since here it doesn't make much sense to me.

 > "The SDD specification must support the ability for the *author* and
 > *end user *to view the localized content within a different locale from
 > the target platform. The SDD specification must support the ability for
 > the *author* and *end user *to deploy software that is tied to a
 > different locale from the target platform."

I think that the author of SDD should have every method to do his authoring
task of the contents (how can he author it without being able to view it?).
What we should explicitly mention here is the "install operator" (who is an
stranger to the contents) should be able to view its contents and to do his
administrative decisions without moving around platforms that supports each
locale environment.

If above understanding is correct, I prefer the simple "install operator"
rather than making it thinner in its implication.
The *real* "end user" should be able to see its contents when it is
used in the proper locale environment and its sufficient for their
use cases.

 -Keisuke


Josh Allen wrote:
> Hi all,
>  
> We had two alternatives for 2.13.2:
>  
> _Original_: "The SDD specification must support the definition of the 
> information in order to not preclude the *Install Operator* from viewing 
> the localized content in a different locale from the target platform, or 
> from installing InstallableUnits that are tied to a different locale."
>  
> _New_: "The SDD specification must support the ability for the *author* 
> to view the localized content within a different locale from the target 
> platform. The SDD specification must support the ability for the 
> *author* to deploy software that is tied to a different locale from the 
> target platform."
>  
> My primary objection to the new wording is that the texts are so similar 
> in intent that we shouldn't spend our time tweaking them.  I'd imagine 
> that we reworded it to eliminate the mention of the solution-specific 
> term "Installable Units."  However, I disagree with the change of 
> *Install Operator *to *author* *- *I think the operator/admin is the 
> person we most need to care about with regard to localization.  That 
> being said, based on my primary objection, I'm fine with this, but if we 
> want to get it right let's use:
>  
> "The SDD specification must support the ability for the *author* and 
> *end user *to view the localized content within a different locale from 
> the target platform. The SDD specification must support the ability for 
> the *author* and *end user *to deploy software that is tied to a 
> different locale from the target platform."
>  
> Thanks,
> Josh