At 18:19 20/08/03, Alex Rousskov wrote:
OCP calls application data flowing from OPES processor to callout
server "original". This term is used to describe both dataflow and
related OCP commands. The flow in the opposite direction is called
"adapted".
Several people were unhappy with the word "original" to describe the
concept. Lee Beaumont, an independent consultant reviewing OCP draft,
suggested a few alternatives:
source, pristine, maiden, virgin,
primal, prime, primary, prior,
raw, initial, master, prototype, starting
"initial" seems the more internationaly sound.
And the nearest of "original" which is probably better (at least for French
speakers)
I doubt "virigin" belongs to Basic English?
Also the word is to mean "the initial data in this OPES system", but not
necessarily in other systems (OPES or not) so raw, master, prototype,
source are probably inadequate?
Another problem are "virgin data" still virgin after having crossed an OPES
system and stayed unaltered? Many people will ask because not nécessarily
obvious?
>From the above list, I like "virgin" the most. Any other opinions?
Does anybody think that "virgin dataflow" is better than current
"original dataflow"?
Thank you,
Alex.
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