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Re:LibreFoodPantry – a community building FOSS for food pant... by pipeweed on Friday May 28, 2021 @06:49PM (#27321430)
Never mind what the software does from a user perspective, what definition does this project use for 'pantry'? Wikipedia agrees with my understanding of the term and tells me it's a room for storing food etc. And this definition is used in the United States too, so it appears not to be some Americanism. But LibreFood pantries have guests?
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Re:LibreFoodPantry – a community building FOSS for food pant... by onoira on Friday May 28, 2021 @08:15PM (#27322008)
'Food pantry' is an Americanism referring to a type of food bank where food is handed out directly ('front line' model).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_bank#Operational_models

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Re:LibreFoodPantry – a community building FOSS for food pant... by BugWatch on Saturday May 29, 2021 @01:08AM (#27323181)
I have to agree. I was thinking I'd find projects focusing on (private) pantry and food organization. Website certainly didn't help at all.
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