Glossary

Revision as of 19:00, 1 June 2013

Terminology (under development)

blog -

bot - software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet - [1]

bugzilla - bug tracking tool

creative commons -

commit -

community -

doap -

git -

Gtk+ -

introspection (inspection?) -

IRC - Internet Relay Chat - this is a discussion tool used by members of an HFOSS community - for a reference on IRC basics, see [2]

meetbot -

meritocracy - political philosophy that holds power should be vested in individuals according to merit.[1] Advancement in such a system is based on perceived intellectual talent measured through examination and/or demonstrated achievement in the field where it is implemented.[3]

planet -

rapid prototyping -

sharing - underlying principle of open source

transparency -

wiki - for wiki formatting tips see [4]