Re: [SPAM?]: Bug#361418: Debian menu and the Apps/Science section
Frank Küster wrote:
> Currently, the free plotting/fitting programs I know of are in fact
> clearly different from spreadsheets, because they lack a decent user
> interface for data manipulation. But that may change (it was promised
> for a future version of grace, and I have not yet checked out grace6).
As far as I know, we only have three spreadsheets in Debian, and each
belongs to a certain office suite (OpenOffice.org, GNOME Office,
KOffice), so it is very unlikely that this is going to cause any confusion.
> I don't say that it's impossible to make a clear distinction, but one
> needs to be careful when phrasing the descriptions. Note also that one
> can use algebra systems with numeric capabilities (maxima,...) for data
> analysis, too.
But its _main_ purpose is still algebra system.
The description of "Data analysis" could be: "Software designed for
processing, extracting, and presenting generic scientific data."
>> It is really up to package maintainer to decide. I am not familiar with
>> any of those, so that was only a rough guess.
>
> Yes, but it makes the list of packages suitable for "Data analysis"
> smaller; I'm not sure we need it.
And what should be done with the rest of it then? The only solution I
can think of is merging it with "Math", but that is probably not what we
want. I think it is worth keeping.
I included a draft for "Science" section below. The descriptions are not
very... descriptive, so care to provide better ones; especially for
"Social". Also please check for any new flaws.
I am not sure we came to a final agreement on "Mathematics", but I
included it anyway. Note that doing...
Apps/Math -> Applications/Mathematics
...requires same amount of effort as...
Apps/Math -> Applications/Science/Mathematics
...so it is not much of a difference from the transition point of view.
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Science
Scientific and engineering-related software. This is
a three-level section, do not put entries directly here.
Astronomy [new]
Astronomy-related software.
celestia, spacechart, stellarium
Biology [new]
Biology-related software.
arb, ncbi-tools-x11, seaview
Chemistry [new]
Chemistry-related software.
chemtool, kalzium, xdrawchem
Data Analysis [new]
Software designed for processing, extracting,
and presenting generic scientific data.
fityk, ygraph, mn-fit
Electronics [was:Technical]
Circuit design tools, simulators and
assemblers for microprocessors, etc.
geda, gnucap, tkgate
Engineering [new]
CAD, UML tools, diagram-drawing and
other engineering-related software.
tcm, dia, qcad
Geoscience [new]
Geoscience-related software.
earth3d, qgis, therion
Mathematics [was:Math]
Mathematics-related software.
gcalctool, snapea, xeukleides
Medicine [new]
Medicine-related software.
mssstest, gnumed-client, xmedcon
Physics [new]
Physics-related software.
kxterm, ifrit, paw
Social [new]
Social sciences-related software.
gnomesword, hanzim, bibletime
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