[Capi-bof] Charter - last call for changes
Michael Richardson
mcr at sandelman.ottawa.on.ca
Wed Mar 25 08:30:48 CDT 2009
>>>>> "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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