[arch-general] definition of "orphan"

[Jan Alexander Steffens]

On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 3:51 PM Matthias Bodenbinder via arch-general <
arch-general at lists.archlinux.org> wrote:

> It is simply confusing and not best practise to take a defintion from
> pacman (which was first in line from my point of view) and overwrite it
> with a new definition for the AUR. And then explain the users: "Well
> that is how it is. An orphan can be this or that in the Arch world. You
> just need to understand the context."
>
> I dont get why someone wants to have it that way.
>

Because both meanings of "orphaned" existed before and outside of Arch and
you're asking for us to invent new terms.