Debian Menu policy leads to confusion

[Linas Žvirblis <0x0007@gmail.com>]

Hello,

The thing that bothers me is that Debian Menu structure is too 
simplified (it has even less sections that Debian package repository) 
and unclear, so this may lead to confusion about which section does a 
package belong in.

For example, there are sections called Tools (simple apps, like clocks, 
that perform only one task) and System (system administration and 
monitoring tools). It seems that definitions of these two are too 
general as almost any menu entry can end up here. Sometimes even 
software with identical functionality end up in different sections.

Example:
 graveman (graphical tool to burn dvd and cd) is in System
 gnomebaker (application for CD/DVD creation) is in Tools

Another example of bad structure is Viewers (image viewers) section. It 
clearly does not match the definition in Debian Policy as it also 
contains video software such as Xine.

There are many more examples, but the point is that it is very difficult 
(if not impossible) to predict the location of an entry in a menu.

I would suggest redefining Debian Menu sub-policy to include more 
detailed sections, at least to match sections of Debian software repository.

I am not a Debian Dev, but I have a very rough draft of my vision of 
menu structure and would gladly complete it, if there is interest in 
such document.

Yours faithfully,
Linas Žvirblis

P.S. I am new to these mailing lists, so forgive me if I missed 
something obvious.