Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: What is a Community in 5.0?

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Posted by Torben Brosten on
'subspace' may also fit in the developer context, as it relates to these terms in practice: 'namespace' 'file space' 'URI space'[1], 'URN space' and 'webspace'[2].

Subspace may also be more consistent for international English for translation purposes. 'subspace' (and admittedly 'subsite') could infer a definition similar to 'subset', whereas 'community' would likely imply translations more associated with groups of people.

Alternately, in defense of 'subsite': It is roughly defined in the OpenACS glosary (FAQ)[3]

1. http://www.tcl.tk/man/aolserver3.0/c-app2.htm
2. http://www.tcl.tk/cgi-bin/tct/tip/54.html
3. http://www.openacs.org/faq/one-faq?faq_id=122349#130364