Fwd: appliance in release-notes

[Paul W. Frields]

On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 09:26:14PM -0400, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 03:15 +0200, Dimitris Glezos wrote:
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Domingo Becker <domingobecker at gmail.com>
> > Date: 2008/11/2
> > Subject: appliance in release-notes
> > To: Fedora Translation Project List <fedora-trans-list at redhat.com>
> > 
> > 
> > What is the meaning of appliance in the context of release-notes ?
> > release-notes mentions an appliance creation tool, a tool to create
> > appliance images from a kickstart file.
> > In this context, it is an installer for me. But, what would be the
> > right meaning of it?
> > What is an appliance image used for?
> 
> At its most basic, it's a container that an ISV can use to run an
> application. It's not mean to be a general purpose installation, but
> rather focuses on that single application or suite of applications.

Right -- in this case, "appliance" is like any single-purpose piece of
gear.  In the kitchen, an electric can-opener, stove, or microwave
oven are appliances, and the meaning is roughly the same.

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