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Clarify the term "modules" #2757

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Epic: Restructuring Tarantool docs

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@ NeraverinTarantool's viewpoint

The term "module" has many different meanings:

  • a Lua library that simplifies writing Lua code
  • an application like Cartridge CLI
  • a framework like vshard or Cartridge that influences the whole architecture

Besides, modules have different installation methods:

  • a built-in module
  • an external Lua rock
  • a community module
  • a standard Lua rock

@ kyukhin's viewpoint

  • Cartridge CLI, just like tarantoolctl, is not a module but an application and should be called so
  • Modules can be classified in several ways:
    • public/closed-source
    • standard Lua rocks/created by the Tarantool team/community modules
    • built-in/external
  • Large entities like vshard and cartridge might need to be called something other than "modules".

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