From: Aghiles <aghilesk@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:31:52 GMT
Subject: Re: Recent documentation patches, and an RFC on terminology
Message-ID: <j2g3abd05a91004241731ofcb744b4z266d656ae85bb1b7@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20100423215448.1EF5B479E92@snark.thyrsus.com>

Hello Eric,

> We may have an opportunity to improve on the term "staging area".  As
> I reflect on it, I think replacing that with the term "depot" might
> not be a bad idea.  In English this word has the general sense of
> "warehouse", and the more specialized connotation of a place where
> freight is temporarily held for transshipment, or where military
> supplies and recruits are mustered before field deployment.  That is,
> a depot is a particular kind of staging area.

For what it's worth: I am a non-expert git user and I find the name "staging
area" to be perfectly adapted. With this terminology, it makes it easier
for me to explain some git principles to new git users.

The name "depot" is confusing because there is no expectation of a
following action. I already see this question coming: "can I leave my files in
the depot now?"

  -- aghiles