[Zope3-dev] Re: [Zope-dev] Two visions

[Jim Fulton]

Martijn Faassen wrote:
> Jim Fulton wrote:
> [snip]
> 
>> I think that having one name for two radically different, though related,
>> things is very confusing. There are really
>> 2 main technologies that people care about:
>>
>> 1. The Zope app server. This is characterized by things like an object
>>    file system, through-the-web scripting and/or development, pluggable
>>    course-grained add-ons, etc.
> 
> 
> I must warn you that what you call 'app server' is not what I call app 
> server; I believe that using the word appserver for this set of 
> technologies could be very confusing to people. I believe Zope 3 is an 
> application server. I believe, say, Django is an application server too, 
> even though as far as I know it lacks an object file system and through 
> the web scripting. Can we find another word for what you mean?

I wasn't trying to define app server.  I was describing the Zope app server.

Jim

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