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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:27:45 -0400
From: Berin Loritsch <bloritsch@apache.org>
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Subject: Re: Understanding the Merlin Repository
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Stephen McConnell wrote:

> 
>> The only thing in this list that is a complete mystery to
>> me is the SMP directory.  To me SMP means Symmetric Multi-Processing,
>> which is something that Merlin should be designed to work within from
>> the ground up.  I believe it is referring to something else, so I have
>> to ask what.
> 
> 
> SMP - Service Management Platform.
> This subproject brings everything together and is used to create the 
> Merlin installation. You will find all the resources like command line 
> scripts, NT service utilities, documetation, tutorials, etc.
> 
> Description of the merlin CVS structure is detailed in:.
> http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/avalon-sandbox/merlin/README.TXT
> 
> You should also take look at the general documetation:
> http://avalon.apache.org/sandbox/merlin/

Is there any way we can avoid overloading SMP?  Most people will make
the same mistake I did.  Perhaps Merlin Service Management (MSM) or
something that isn't easily confused with a widely used acronym?


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