[GRASS-dev] [RFC] Glossary: GISDATABASE -> DATASTORE

[tlaronde at polynum.com]

On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 06:39:16PM +1300, Hamish wrote:
> 
> grass63/scripts$ grep -rI LOCATION * | wc -l
> 83
> grass63/scripts$ grep -rI LOCATION_NAME * | wc -l
> 53
> [..]

Well, for the scripts (or the programs), this is not, whether for
GRASS/KerGIS core programs or users' programs, a problem: ed(1) does 
the job easily.
If the CHANGES are conspicuous, this will not come as a big surprise.

But it should come with a major change in the version number (that's one
of the reason why I have still not release an official 1.0: I want to
make all the "dramatic" changes once, to keep the 1.x family relatively
stable on the naming scheme at least).

I think, if we reflect about the naming scheme (LOCATION is one element;
DATASTORE is another etc.) we should try to bundle the name changes in one
step. From a pedagogical and practical point of view, the benefits
clearly exceed the cons. If the legacy is not consistent, it shall be
changed.

Cheers,
-- 
Thierry Laronde (Alceste) <tlaronde +AT+ polynum +dot+ com>
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