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diff --git a/docs/sgml/glossary.sgml b/docs/sgml/glossary.sgml index 71ba2dd36..faa4d1781 100644 --- a/docs/sgml/glossary.sgml +++ b/docs/sgml/glossary.sgml @@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ <glossdiv id="gloss_a"> <title>A</title> <glossentry> - <glossterm>There are no entries for A</glossterm> + <glossterm>Apache</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para></para> + <para>In this context, Apache is the web server most + commonly used for serving up + <glossterm>Bugzilla</glossterm> 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 + <quote>a patchy</quote> version of the original + <acronym>NCSA</acronym> world-wide-web server.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> </glossdiv> @@ -70,8 +77,77 @@ the needs of the organization using it, though.</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> + + <glossentry> + <glossterm>Bugzilla</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + Bugzilla is the industry-standard bug tracking system. It + is quite popular among Open Source enthusiasts. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="gloss_c"> + <title></title> + <glossentry id="gloss_component"> + <glossterm>Component</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + 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). + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="gloss_cpan"> + <glossterm><acronym>CPAN</acronym></glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para><acronym>CPAN</acronym> stands for the + <quote>Comprehensive Perl Archive Network</quote>. CPAN + maintains a large number of extremely useful + <glossterm>Perl</glossterm> modules. By themselves, Perl + modules generally do nothing, but when used as part of a + larger program, they provide much-needed algorithms and + functionality.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> </glossdiv> + <glossdiv id="gloss_d"> + <title>D</title> + <glossentry> + <glossterm>daemon</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>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. <glossterm>mysqld</glossterm>, the + MySQL server, and <glossterm>apache</glossterm>, a web + server, are generally run as daemons.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="gloss_g"> + <title></title> + <glossentry> + <glossterm>Groups</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>The word <quote>Groups</quote> 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 + <glossterm>Products</glossterm> and + <glossterm>Components</glossterm> in the + <glossterm>Bugzilla</glossterm> database.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + <glossdiv id="gloss_i"> <title>I</title> <glossentry id="gloss_infiniteloop"> @@ -81,7 +157,22 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> </glossdiv> - + + <glossdiv id="gloss_m"> + <title>M</title> + <glossentry> + <glossterm>mysqld</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>mysqld is the name of the + <glossterm>daemon</glossterm> 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.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + <glossdiv id="gloss_p"> <title>P</title> <glossentry> @@ -108,6 +199,17 @@ </example> </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry> + <glossterm>Perl</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>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. <glossterm>Bugzilla</glossterm> is + maintained in Perl.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> </glossdiv> <glossdiv id="gloss_q"> @@ -129,8 +231,8 @@ <glossdiv id="gloss_r"> <title>R</title> - <glossentry> - <glossterm id="gloss_recursion">Recursion</glossterm> + <glossentry id="gloss_recursion" xreflabel="Recursion"> + <glossterm>Recursion</glossterm> <glossdef> <para>The property of a function looking back at itself for something. <quote>GNU</quote>, for instance, stands for @@ -140,10 +242,52 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="gloss_s"> + <title>S</title> + <glossentry> + <glossterm><acronym>SGML</acronym></glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para><acronym>SGML</acronym> stands for <quote>Standard + Generalized Markup Language</quote>. Created in the + 1980's to provide an extensible means to maintain + documentation based upon content instead of presentation, + <acronym>SGML</acronym> has withstood the test of time as + a robust, powerful language. + <glossterm><acronym>XML</acronym></glossterm> is the + <quote>baby brother</quote> of SGML; any valid + <acronym>XML</acronym> document it, by definition, a valid + <acronym>SGML</acronym> document. The document you are + reading is written and maintained in + <acronym>SGML</acronym>, and is also valid + <acronym>XML</acronym> if you modify the Document Type + Definition.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> + + <glossdiv id="gloss_t"> + <title>T</title> + <glossentry id="gloss_target_milestone" xreflabel="Target Milestone"> + <glossterm>Target Milestone</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + Target Milestones are Product goals. They are + configurable on a per-Product basis. Most software + development houses have a concept of + <quote>milestones</quote> 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. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + </glossdiv> <glossdiv id="gloss_z"> <title>Z</title> - <glossentry> + <glossentry id="zarro-boogs-found" xreflabel="Zarro Boogs Found"> <glossterm>Zarro Boogs Found</glossterm> <glossdef> <para>This is the cryptic response sent by Bugzilla when a |