Re: category

Lang Martin (Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 04:01:48PM -0400):
> There is also an additional risk -- getting a bad headache. I like the
> /package categories (I may be the only person on this list who does),
> but I think that one meaningful (as much as possible) category should
> be selected by the author of the package (with help from Prof.
> Berstein, of course).
> 
> By all means, let's add helpful categories -- their definitions can't
> be precise, but they can be helpful semantic clues that make a package
> name more meaningful (to humans). That's a good thing, I think.

I agree. But one of my questions is still open, how to package and
_register_ GNU (FSF, BSD, etc.) software? There exist competing
implementations of the same commands with (tiny) differences. Should
we use virtual packages (like vi for vim for gnu-vim, foo-vim with
vi-docvirtual for its specification) which defines the gcd?

Will Prof. Bernstein refuse all packages/commands which implement existing
commands? Then someone could set up a registry for such commands or even
for a new /pkg!
But I would prefer an `official' way to import existing commands into /package
to profite from the simplicity of the package and version managment.

-- 
Stefan Karrmann

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