Vanilla software

Computer software, and sometimes also other Out of the box (feature)
computing-related systems like computer hardware
or algorithms, are called vanilla when not customized Plain vanilla
from their original form, meaning that they are used Turnkey
without any customizations or updates applied to
them.[1] Vanilla software has become a widespread
de facto industry standard, widely used by businesses
and individuals. The term comes from the traditional
2 References
standard avor of ice cream, vanilla.[2] According to Eric
S. Raymond's The New Hackers Dictionary, vanilla [1] What is vanilla?". techtarget.com. September 2005. Re-
trieved 2013-11-17.
means more default than ordinary.[3]
Examples of how to use vanilla in a sentence: [2] Hilden, Katri; Robinson, Tim; Currie, Lee; Hutchinson,
Emma (2006). Iced: 180 Very Cool Concoctions. Mur-
doch Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-74045-818-4. Retrieved
As one of the earliest examples, IBM's mainframe 4 April 2013. Vanilla has become a synonymous with
text publishing system BookMaster, provides a de- 'plain'- perhaps most vanilla ice cream is avoured with
fault way to specify which parts of a book to pub- fake vanilla extract
lish, called vanilla, and a fancier way, called
"mocha".[4] [3] vanilla /adj./ "[from the default avor of ice cream in the
U.S.] Ordinary avor, standard. from the Jargon File
The term vanilla is sometimes also used for hard-
[4] Gary Richtmeyer (2002-05-01). B2H Users Guide
ware components. For instance, in the 1990s
(HTML 3 version)". AT&T. Retrieved 2013-10-16. Con-
non-upgraded Amiga home computers were called
ditional sections (.cs) and BookMasters vanilla DVCF
"(plain) vanilla";[5] similarly, it was later also applied macros (.CONFIG and .WHEN) are supported, but not
to PC parts.[6] BookMasters mocha DVCF macros (e.g. .USING, .IN-
CLUDE).
For Unix-based kernels, a vanilla kernel refers to
a kernel that has been unmodied by any third-party [5] EGS Spectrum 28: True Color Graphics for the Amiga
source. For instance, the vanilla Linux kernel is of-
ten given a Linux distributionspecic avour by [6] How to upgrade your color graphics card. from Computes
being heavily modied.[7][8] Getting Started with Power Computing (Buyers Guide) by
Steven Anzovin
In PC games, the term vanilla is often used to de-
[7] Re: What is the vanilla kernel?". lkml.indiana.edu.
scribe the original version of a game, which has not
2005-10-10. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
been modied with third-party addons, developer
updates, downloadable content (DLC) or patches. [8] Ubuntu Kernel vs. Vanilla Kernel. ubuntuforums.org.
It can also refer to the original game engine when October 2009. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
source ports or expansion packs are available. For
[9] Winborne, Charles (2003). End of Ignorance. iUniverse.
example, World of Warcraft could refer to either
p. 150. ISBN 9780595277438. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
the original game or one of the expansion packs, so
users may refer to the original as vanilla to distin-
guish it from the subsequent versions.
In his book End of Ignorance, Charles Winborne
refers to a static page that is only a text le, but one
that links to accompanying les as a plain-vanilla
web page.[9]

1 See also
Commercial o-the-shelf

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