Bug#361418: [Proposal] new Debian menu structure

[Bill Allombert <allomber@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

On Sun, May 14, 2006 at 07:36:49PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> (copy sent to the maintainer of the ncbi-tools packages)
> 
> On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 01:26:23PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote :
> > Hello Debian people,
> > 
> > I am proposing a new version of the new Debian menu structure proposal
> > incorporating changes that have been proposed.
> > 
> > What should you do:
> > ------------------
> > --- As a Debian user: check whether the new structure improve the Debian
> > menu system.
> 
> Dear Menu people,
> 
> The packages ncbi-tools-bin and ncbi-tools-x11 have many many menu
> entries. Do you think that it would make sense to create a "NCBI"
> subsection in the Science section?

Note that this is beyond the scope of the Debian menu structure, since
the Debian menu sub-policy allows packages to use new third-level
sections for private purpose.

The criterion to add a new (unofficial) section is whether:
1. that will help users find the softwares.
2. the new section will almost never be with exactly one or two entries
and often with at least five entries when it is not empty.

Here criterium 2 is fulfilled easily: there will be 0 or >=8 entries,

For criterium 1. I think "NCBI" is far too cryptic. What does that mean
anyway ?

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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