[Capi-bof] Charter - last call for changes

[Alexis Richardson]

We can add monitoring later.

I thought instrumentation implied interaction.  What is a better word?
 I think Michael made a good point about 'manipulate'.


On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Sam Johnston <samj at samj.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Alexis Richardson
> <alexis.richardson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> "instrumentation"?
>
> Monitoring - also something that should arguably be excluded (think,
> billing). Or should it?
>
> Sam
>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Michael Richardson <mcr at sandelman.ca>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >>>>>> "Thijs" == Thijs Metsch <Thijs.Metsch at Sun.COM> writes:
>> >    Thijs> An API for remote management of virtualized resources
>> >    Thijs> (meaning, but not limited to virtual machines), including
>> >    Thijs> manipulation of images and networks.
>> >
>> > I still don't like the word "manipulation"
>> >
>> > http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/manipulating, #3 says:
>> >    3.  to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's
>> >        purpose or advantage.
>> >
>> > and this implies changes to the internal form, which we are trying to
>> > rule out of scope.  We want to manipulate the networks, but not the
>> > images.
>> >
>> > Others have used the word orchestrate:
>> >  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orchestrate
>> >
>> > definition:
>> > 1.      to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra.
>> > 2.      to arrange or manipulate, esp. by means of clever or thorough
>> >        planning or maneuvering: to orchestrate a profitable trade
>> > agreement.
>> >
>> > After playing with the "visual thesaurus" a bit, I eliminated:
>> >      engineer
>> >      direct
>> >      train
>> >      conduct
>> >
>> > and I suggest the word "manoeuver" as being what we want to do with
>> > images.  In my imagination, I see a large Volvo delivery truck being
>> > "manoeuvered" up to a loading dock...
>> >
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