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- | This wiki page serves as a discussion page | + | This wiki page serves as a discussion page where we will try to find a better way to categorize packages in the repositories. |
This proposal is coordinated by [[User:Xfade|Niels Breet]] and is part of the [[Extras_repository_process_definition|Extras repository process definition]]. | This proposal is coordinated by [[User:Xfade|Niels Breet]] and is part of the [[Extras_repository_process_definition|Extras repository process definition]]. | ||
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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
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This is the [http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail//maemo-developers/2008-October/035437.html final] list for Diablo: | This is the [http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail//maemo-developers/2008-October/035437.html final] list for Diablo: | ||
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! Key | ! Key | ||
! Example English i18n | ! Example English i18n | ||
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| user/education | | user/education | ||
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| Flashcard apps | | Flashcard apps | ||
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The current proposed list is only for Diablo, future additions and changes will be considered for Fremantle. | The current proposed list is only for Diablo, future additions and changes will be considered for Fremantle. | ||
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=== Debtags === | === Debtags === | ||
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As stated on the [http://debtags.alioth.debian.org/faceted.html debtags website]: | As stated on the [http://debtags.alioth.debian.org/faceted.html debtags website]: | ||
- | + | ''Drawing a bit freely from the literature of Faceted Classification, a facet is a group of tags which describe the same quality of a package. Package Tags are organized in Facets, that represent different points of view from which to look at the package archive. For example, you could have a "Usage" facet with tags about what a program is intended to be used for, or you could have a "Media" facet with tags about what kind of information a program is able to process, a "Technology" facet about the technology a package uses, and so on. With this approach, every tag is situated in a specific context, and has a clear meaning. Also, tags from different facets shed light on packages from different points of view, giving "depth" to its categorization. Take something tagged with "Use::Chatting", "Technology::IRC", "Role::Server": it has a remarkable level of detail, and tells almost everything we need to know about what the package does.'' | |
=== Application-specific subcategories === | === Application-specific subcategories === | ||
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Within each of the top-level categories, projects may want to group a number of packages together. For this, sub-sections can be used. For example, Canola may have: | Within each of the top-level categories, projects may want to group a number of packages together. For this, sub-sections can be used. For example, Canola may have: | ||
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! Package | ! Package | ||
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#* plugins | #* plugins | ||
#* translations | #* translations | ||
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== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
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{{#bugzilla:id=1805 | {{#bugzilla:id=1805 | ||
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[[Category:Community]] | [[Category:Community]] |
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