trying to clarify hg terminology -- working copy vs repository

[Adrian Buehlmann]

On 10.10.2009 12:09, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   yup, i've collected those examples so far.  i realize all this
> sounds painfully pedantic but, given my long history of writing and
> teaching technical courses, i've learned that the most common cause of
> misunderstanding is an unclear grasp of the correct terminology.

That's why we tried to explain it in the wiki

http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/Repository
http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WorkingDirectory

Feel free to edit or add new pages.