[Debtags-devel] Updating tags on svn

[Thaddeus H. Black]

On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 06:21:36PM +0100, Justin B Rye wrote:
> Thaddeus H. Black wrote:
> >>>  - Are games role::sw:application, or should I create role::sw:game?
> >> 
> >> Unless there are extra "game-admin" binaries (which deserve a
> >> :utility tag) I've been avoiding tagging them as either, but now you
> >> mention it I think I'd vote for :application.  At least for GUI
> >> ones; I can't picture the packaging for the cowsay CD.
> > 
> > I must be dense today.  I believe that you have a valid point, but
> > somehow I am not following it.  Could you elaborate?
> 
> I had just mentioned my (extraordinarily approximate) rule of thumb
> that if you can't plausibly imagine seeing it on sale in a
> shrinkwrapped box, it's a stretch to call it an application.
> KoboDeluxe or GLTron I can visualise; cowsay I can't.
> 
> I wasn't keen on the idea of role::sw:game, just because I'm wary of
> tag-bloat - users can already find the apps that are games by way of
> use::gaming and of course the game:: facet.  The existence of man
> section 6 is an interesting argument, but then again we aren't
> distinguishing the utilities in /usr/share/man/man1 (and /bin) from
> the ones in man8 (and /sbin).
> 
> (By the way, use::gaming is an unfortunate choice of word - see:
> "http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=gaming".  The Description
> at least should probably say something like "game-playing".)

I'm still shaking off the old debram mindset.  That's what is wrong with
me.  Go with what Justin says on this, Enrico.  I like his answer better
than mine.
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