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This commit tries to clarify that whether Fleet is a continuous
_delivery_ or _deployment_ tool is pretty much open to interpretation,
since many different definitions of both concepts exist.
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@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ A cluster refers to:
* a [Kubernetes cluster](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/architecture/) managed by Fleet * a [Kubernetes cluster](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/architecture/) managed by Fleet
* a `Cluster` [resource](https://github.com/rancher/fleet/blob/main/pkg/apis/fleet.cattle.io/v1alpha1/cluster_types.go#L59) in Fleet's API, which Fleet uses to manage that Kubernetes cluster * a `Cluster` [resource](https://github.com/rancher/fleet/blob/main/pkg/apis/fleet.cattle.io/v1alpha1/cluster_types.go#L59) in Fleet's API, which Fleet uses to manage that Kubernetes cluster
## Continuous Delivery ## Continuous Delivery/Deployment
Continuous delivery refers to the idea of enabling software to be produced in shorter cycles, with smaller increments Definitions and distinctions between Continuous _Delivery_ and Continuous _Deployment_ greatly vary, for instance
going through testing and being released. It does not necessarily take deployment into account. depending on:
* whether the deployment step is included in the process, and to which environment: production or other?
* what triggers a deployment: is it a manual or automated step?
Fleet rather falls under the Continuous _Deployment_ definition, as it focuses on actually deploying software This much is clear, though: Fleet's goal is to make it easier to automate deployments.
frequently.
## Custom Resource ## Custom Resource