[ckan-discuss] s/package/data set/g

[Michael Hausenblas]

> I think that the term "package" should be removed from thedatahub.org
> and replaced with "data set" or "dataset". While CKAN is to be the
> Debian of data, I think "dataset" would lead to fewer mental steps for
> new comers.

+1

Cheers,
	Michael
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On 25 Jul 2011, at 05:15, Tim McNamara wrote:

> I think that the term "package" should be removed from thedatahub.org
> and replaced with "data set" or "dataset". While CKAN is to be the
> Debian of data, I think "dataset" would lead to fewer mental steps for
> new comers.
>
> I guess there could be a problem with people expecting the actual data
> once they click, rather than just being metadata records.
>
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