On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 01:53:40 +0100 Michael Banck <mbanck@debian.org> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 20, 2004 at 05:56:12PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > > Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote: > > > shells 292 > > > news 327 > > > embedded 383 > > > electronics 515 > > > oldlibs 647 > > ^^^ > > Geez. > [...] > > Really, I believe it would serve Debian better if everybody had a look > at package tags and categorized there (and others) packages at > http://debian.vitavonni.de/packagebrowser/ > and also make sure they are nicely integrated into Debian. (which > makes me wonder, if I update those tags, will they be included > somewhere?) I have talked to Erich (Erich Schubert <erich@debian.org>), and he says: > I have found this here: > http://debian.vitavonni.de/packagebrowser/?tags=desktop%2Cdesktop%3A%3Agnustep > but before I start working on this, can you tell me my work will be > not wasted? Right now i think your work would mostly be wasted. We first need to define a proper set of tags we want to use. > And can you fix these things as well: > GNUStep is GNUstep This exactly fits to the insufficiently-definedness of the package tags. For me GNUStep has indeed been something inbetween of a widget toolkit and a desktop environment. Now I would still prefer a gnustep section. > Package sections are mostly cosmetical (synaptic and aptitude support > package tags to the best of my knowledge, and most of the other users > will just run apt-get anyway) and I do not believe we should waste a > lot of time trying to fix them. it's usefule when browsing at packages.debian.org too! if we can't have gnustep section i would like the gnome and kde sections removed as well! that only would be fair. i believe you should. > Of course, this is a rather extreme position I'm taking on here, and > I'd like to know how others think about it. that's fine. that were my thoughs gürkan > Michael > > -- > Michael Banck > Debian Developer > mbanck@debian.org > http://www.advogato.org/person/mbanck/diary.html > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- Person who say it cannot be done should not interrupt person doing it. --Chinese Proverb
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