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diff --git a/docs/html/glossary.html b/docs/html/glossary.html index 1b585065e..d689a8f76 100644 --- a/docs/html/glossary.html +++ b/docs/html/glossary.html @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ CLASS="GLOSSDIV" ><H1 CLASS="GLOSSDIV" ><A -NAME="AEN2344" +NAME="AEN2511" >0-9, high ascii</A ></H1 ><DL @@ -110,11 +110,27 @@ NAME="GLOSS_A" ><DL ><DT ><B ->There are no entries for A</B +>Apache</B ></DT ><DD ><P -></P +>In this context, Apache is the web server most + commonly used for serving up + <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +>Bugzilla</I +> pages. Contrary to + popular belief, the apache web server has nothing to do + with the ancient and noble Native American tribe, but + instead derived its name from the fact that it was + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"a patchy"</SPAN +> version of the original + <SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>NCSA</SPAN +> world-wide-web server.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV @@ -179,6 +195,139 @@ CLASS="QUOTE" > is moderately flexible according to the needs of the organization using it, though.</P ></DD +><DT +><B +>Bugzilla</B +></DT +><DD +><P +> Bugzilla is the industry-standard bug tracking system. It + is quite popular among Open Source enthusiasts. + </P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><H1 +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><A +NAME="GLOSS_C" +></A +></H1 +><DL +><DT +><A +NAME="GLOSS_COMPONENT" +><B +>Component</B +></A +></DT +><DD +><P +> A Component is a subsection of a Product. It should be a + narrow category, tailored to your organization. All + Products must contain at least one Component (and, as a + matter of fact, creating a Product with no Components will + create an error in Bugzilla). + </P +></DD +><DT +><A +NAME="GLOSS_CPAN" +><B +><SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>CPAN</SPAN +></B +></A +></DT +><DD +><P +><SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>CPAN</SPAN +> stands for the + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"Comprehensive Perl Archive Network"</SPAN +>. CPAN + maintains a large number of extremely useful + <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +>Perl</I +> modules. By themselves, Perl + modules generally do nothing, but when used as part of a + larger program, they provide much-needed algorithms and + functionality.</P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><H1 +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><A +NAME="GLOSS_D" +>D</A +></H1 +><DL +><DT +><B +>daemon</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>A daemon is a computer program which runs in the + background. In general, most daemons are started at boot + time via System V init scripts, or through RC scripts on + BSD-based systems. <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +>mysqld</I +>, the + MySQL server, and <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +>apache</I +>, a web + server, are generally run as daemons.</P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><H1 +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><A +NAME="GLOSS_G" +></A +></H1 +><DL +><DT +><B +>Groups</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The word <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"Groups"</SPAN +> has a very special + meaning to Bugzilla. Bugzilla's main security mechanism + comes by lumping users into groups, and assigning those + groups certain privileges to + <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +>Products</I +> and + <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +>Components</I +> in the + <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +>Bugzilla</I +> database.</P +></DD ></DL ></DIV ><DIV @@ -208,6 +357,33 @@ CLASS="GLOSSDIV" ><H1 CLASS="GLOSSDIV" ><A +NAME="GLOSS_M" +>M</A +></H1 +><DL +><DT +><B +>mysqld</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>mysqld is the name of the + <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +>daemon</I +> for the MySQL database. In + general, it is invoked automatically through the use of + the System V init scripts on GNU/Linux and AT&T System + V-based systems, such as Solaris and HP/UX, or through the + RC scripts on BSD-based systems.</P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><H1 +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><A NAME="GLOSS_P" >P</A ></H1 @@ -226,7 +402,7 @@ NAME="GLOSS_P" ><DIV CLASS="EXAMPLE" ><A -NAME="AEN2389" +NAME="AEN2602" ></A ><P ><B @@ -270,6 +446,22 @@ CLASS="QUOTE" >.</P ></DIV ></DD +><DT +><B +>Perl</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>First written by Larry Wall, Perl is a remarkable + program language. It has the benefits of the flexibility + of an interpreted scripting language (such as shell + script), combined with the speed and power of a compiled + language, such as C. <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +>Bugzilla</I +> is + maintained in Perl.</P +></DD ></DL ></DIV ><DIV @@ -323,8 +515,11 @@ NAME="GLOSS_R" ></H1 ><DL ><DT +><A +NAME="GLOSS_RECURSION" ><B >Recursion</B +></A ></DT ><DD ><P @@ -347,13 +542,114 @@ CLASS="GLOSSDIV" ><H1 CLASS="GLOSSDIV" ><A +NAME="GLOSS_S" +>S</A +></H1 +><DL +><DT +><B +><SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>SGML</SPAN +></B +></DT +><DD +><P +><SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>SGML</SPAN +> stands for <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"Standard + Generalized Markup Language"</SPAN +>. Created in the + 1980's to provide an extensible means to maintain + documentation based upon content instead of presentation, + <SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>SGML</SPAN +> has withstood the test of time as + a robust, powerful language. + <I +CLASS="GLOSSTERM" +><SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>XML</SPAN +></I +> is the + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"baby brother"</SPAN +> of SGML; any valid + <SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>XML</SPAN +> document it, by definition, a valid + <SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>SGML</SPAN +> document. The document you are + reading is written and maintained in + <SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>SGML</SPAN +>, and is also valid + <SPAN +CLASS="ACRONYM" +>XML</SPAN +> if you modify the Document Type + Definition.</P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><H1 +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><A +NAME="GLOSS_T" +>T</A +></H1 +><DL +><DT +><A +NAME="GLOSS_TARGET_MILESTONE" +><B +>Target Milestone</B +></A +></DT +><DD +><P +> Target Milestones are Product goals. They are + configurable on a per-Product basis. Most software + development houses have a concept of + <SPAN +CLASS="QUOTE" +>"milestones"</SPAN +> where the people funding a + project expect certain functionality on certain dates. + Bugzilla facilitates meeting these milestones by giving + you the ability to declare by which milestone a bug will be + fixed, or an enhancement will be implemented. + </P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><H1 +CLASS="GLOSSDIV" +><A NAME="GLOSS_Z" >Z</A ></H1 ><DL ><DT +><A +NAME="ZARRO-BOOGS-FOUND" ><B >Zarro Boogs Found</B +></A ></DT ><DD ><P |