[arch-general] definition of "orphan"

[Matthias Bodenbinder]

Am Donnerstag, dem 11.03.2021 um 08:09 +0100 schrieb Reto:
> It's not the same context...
> 
> A "fork" is an eating utensil that you use to shove food into your
> mouth.
> However, a "fork" is also a software project that is based of some
> prior work.
> It's also a point where a road diverges into two paths...
> 
> See the point I'm trying to make?
> 
> It isn't particularly confusing, it's simply not the same context.
> Words can (and do have) different meaning based on it.

Your example is not valid. Because the two different definitions of an
orphan are within the same context: arch package management. Depending
on which repo you are getting the package from an orphan is this or
that. That is ambigious.