Thanks Dave.
Responses in-line. Happy to accept specific suggestions if my responses
still seem off-key.
Dave Miner wrote:
> Comments in-line:
>
>> * Distributions
I was thinking of a place for various extrusions?
>> * System
>> o Administration and Configuration
>> o Boot and Initialization
>> o Cluster
>> o Core
>
> I don't see a useful distinction between "Boot and Initialization" and
> "Core".
Packages specific to getting the system started vs Kernel?
>> o ...
>> o Libraries (System)
>> o Localizations (System)
>> o Media
>> o Network
>> o Packaging
>> o Printing
>> o Security
>> o Services
>
> Can you elaborate on what the difference between "Network" and
> "Services" might be?
Network is just for network support, not the services that run over the net.
>
>> o Software Management
>> o Text Tools - includes shells, CLI, man pages,
>
> I would place Shells as a separate sub-category; I would not look for
> them as "Text Tools"
OK
>> * Web Services
>> o Application and Web Servers
>> o Business Applications
>> o Identity
>> o Portals
>> o SOA
>> o Social Applications
>
> And where are the anti-social applications? ;-)
They refused to be categorized. ;-)
>
>> o Web Stacks
>
> Not sure I see the distinction between "Application and Web Servers"
> and "Web Stacks". Is the latter for the group packages? If so, then
> there seemingly is some sort of analog for the development environment
> groupings.
I thought someone might not look for an AMP stack in Application and Web
Servers. On the other hand the categories will more likely be used for
browsing than the primary means of locating a package to install, so I
agree that it makes sense to combine them.
Revised list (pending Dave's responses)
* All
* Applications (GNOME) - Matches the menu structure as closely as
possible
o Accessories
o Configuration and Preferences
o Education
o Games
o Graphics and Imaging
o Internet - includes Email, Chat, IRC, Remote access, etc
o Office
o Panel Applets
o Plug-ins and Run-times
o Science
o Sound and Video
o System Utilities - includes terminals, VBox, Emulators, File
tools, etc
o Universal Access
* Desktop (GNOME)
o File Mangers
o Libraries
o Localizations (Desktop)
o Scripts
o Trusted Extensions
* Development
o Integrated Development Environments - NetBeans, GNU tools, etc
o Source Code Management
o Distribution Tools
o C
o C++
o Databases
o GNOME and GTK+
o Java
o Other Languages
o Perl
o PHP
o Python
o Ruby
o System
o X11
* Distributions
* Drivers
o Display
o Input devices
o Networking
o Ports - generic USB, 1394, sata, serial, etc.
o Media
o Storage
o Other Peripherals
* System
o Administration and Configuration
o Boot and Initialization
o Cluster
o Core
o Databases
o Enterprise Management
o File System
o Fonts
o Hardware
o High Performance Computing
o Internationalization
o Libraries (System)
o Localizations (System)
o Media
o Network
o Packaging
o Printing
o Security
o Services
o Shells
o Software Management
o Text Tools - includes CLI, man pages,
o Trusted
o X11 (System)
o Virtualization
* Web Services
o Application and Web Servers
o Business Applications
o Identity
o Portals
o SOA
o Social Applications
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