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List:       debian-devel
Subject:    More accurate package classification
From:       "Mgr. Peter Tuharsky" <tuharsky () misbb ! sk>
Date:       2006-11-02 10:36:48
Message-ID: 4549CA40.5080907 () misbb ! sk
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	Hi all


Sometimes I spend hours just reading Debian's package repository, and 
everytime I found interesting packages. The Debian is extremely large 
and juicy, but in contrary, it is really difficult sometimes to just 
find the "right" tool when needed.

More and more, I miss some more accurate system for package classification.

For example, just the cathegories "X11" and "GNOME" both contain bunch 
of excellent software of many kinds. The same goes for other cathegories 
too -sound, video,...

New sub-cathegories should be created, such as: video_editing, 
video_players, sound_editing, sound_players, sound_conversion, 
sound_tools, mp3_tools, cd_creation, digital_camera, image_viewers, 
image_editors (possibly with bitmap and vector subcathegories), laptop, 
electronics, chemistry, astronomy, math, physics, junior, school..

Independently, packages should also bear some flag, whether they are 
commandline-based, or X11, or GNOME, or KDE. So that I could for example 
find package for "video editing, for GNOME".

Even other package flags could be independent, so that search would not 
be just "tree-oriended", but "multi-dimensional" instead. For example, 
if I need sound editing program for kids that runs under GNOME.


Sometimes I'd like to give Debian a try for a new user, and such a 
system would help greatly to find the proper applications for him.
Sometimes I need a commandline tool for server. Again, would help much.

I think, it shouldn't be too hard to implement that. Just create the 
structure in apt and let the package maintainers to set the few new 
flags for the packages.


I'm sure something like that has already been discussed. I'm just 
adding, that such kind of structure is NECESSARRY for such a great 
software collection as Debian is.

Sincerely
Peter


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