Glossary

CPAD: Cross-Plaform Application Development, a solution to enable software application developement easily for man-made imcompatiable different operating systems. Java,OpenStep and GNUstep are three example solutions.

CPAM: Cross-Platform Application Management, a solution to enable easy and consistent application management. TWW's HPMS is one of the solutions.

PMS: Package Management System. Examples: RPM,dpkg,inst,lpp,portage,Installsield,HP SD-UX.

PMS format: PMS Package Format. A file or directory to host a group of compiled binaries ,documenation or script file. This file is usually call a software pacakge. With this work done, a softare package can be better maintained. Example formats:rpm,msi,exe,ipk,pkgadd,depot.

HPMS: Hyper Package Management System. A PMS above different PMSs and shield package developer from local PMS. It will allow package developer to consistently create and maintain software packages without knowing the detail of each PMS.