* Dmitry Gutov <[email protected]> [2021-01-07 23:35]: > On 07.01.2021 22:16, Jean Louis wrote: > > > Again, it's not a software directory. > > > > > > It's primary use case is when you*search* for some package and then see > > > the > > > available versions, where they are distributed, and who maintains them. > > > > > > As such, the necessary knowledge about the user is "the user searched for > > > this package name". > > When clicking on this page: > > https://repology.org/projects/ > > > > It shows all packages from A-Z making it software directory by > > definition here:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/directory > > They're just showing their data in all arrangements they could come up with. > It's not a significant use case, compared to others.
Sure. I have seen it. I do not know why it matters if it is directory or not, index, catalogue, search engine, database, call it as you wish. > > repology.el package probbaly provides only access to searches within > > the full database. > > And yet, you still argue that it is doing something wrong, somehow. I never said that, neither I have argued about what repology.org is doing neither judged the website. I have argued about repology.el package that does not belong to GNU ELPA as that way GNU project would be giving references to proprietary software. Jean
