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"Software Repositories" are Libraries, and "Libraries" are Books (discuss.tchncs.de)
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Today's software tools have weird names. We call a "library" some collection of functions that you can use in your program.

I think that software repositories (where apt downloads your programs from) should be the actual libraries, since that's where you go to get your information; Meanwhile individual packages of information should be called books because they are one solid object containing a bundle of information.

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[+] -7 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

Most computer terminology was created by neckbeard engineers in the early 60's who hadn't seen a vagina since they came out through one. I've been a proponent of updating the nomenclature for easier reading a long time but I've come to realize that's how you end up with PSscript, so here we are.

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