<jargon> (Usenet, possibly from DEC) Slang for a full
software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade. A
source software distribution that has been packaged in such a
way that it can (theoretically) be unpacked and installed
according to a series of steps using only standard Unix
tools, and entirely documented by some reasonable chain of
references from the top-level README file. The more general
term distribution may imply that special tools or more
stringent conditions on the host environment are required.
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-18)
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