[Debtags-devel] Updating tags on svn

Thaddeus H. Black t at b-tk.org
Wed Aug 17 22:08:38 UTC 2005


Erich wrote:
> We need to talk about using singular or plural version in the descriptions,
> i.e. "Games, toys and amusement" vs. "A game, toy or amusement program"

Plural is fine.

Here is draft # 3.  It means to incorporate the various suggestions,
except the one about the Gnome dockapp (I didn't quite know what to do
with that one).  If I missed any suggestions, this was unintentional:
please advise.

Tag: role::sw:utility
Description: Small, sharp tools
 Lean, tightly focused tools, normally run noninteractively, which
 .
   * report the state of the system in some respect (as find);
   * automate a well defined task (as cp);
   * filter a stream of text or data (as sed);
   * display data in a simple, noninteractive way (as xloadimage); or
   * fetch or report data by a specific protocol (as rsync),
     implement a basic client to such a protocol (as ssh), or
     talk to a daemon.
 .
 Also, basic tools which provide generic front ends with unembellished
 interfaces (as bash, xterm or login); minimalistic dockapps (as
 wmclock) and other simple X tools (as 9menu); and other lean tools in
 the utility spirit.
 .
 Most packages will get no more than one of the four tags
 role::sw:{utility,daemon,application,amusement}.

Tag: role::sw:daemon
Description: Daemons and other background programs
 Daemons and daemon-like programs, including tools run regularly (by
 cron) without user intervention.  Also, programs typically invoked
 automatically in response to network events.
 .
 Most packages will get no more than one of the four tags
 role::sw:{utility,daemon,application,amusement}.

Tag: role::sw:application
Description: Interactive, complex, featureful software
 Glossy, powerful, user-friendly software.  Programs too complex,
 unfocused or featureful (as perl or the autotools) to be called
 utilities.  Programs whose normal interface is interactive or
 nonminimalistic (as mozilla or top).  Tools which transform data in
 intricate, adaptive or highly nonobvious ways (as latex or gcc).
 Programs which are used standalone, and not in some processing chain.
 .
 Most packages will get no more than one of the four tags
 role::sw:{utility,daemon,application,amusement}.

Tag: role::sw:amusement
Description:  Games, toys and trivial amusements
 Note: most packages will get no more than one of the four tags
 role::sw:{utility,daemon,application,amusement}.

Have we a rule regarding the length of the one-line description?
If not, then Erich and/or Enrico, please suggest such a rule.
(In debram, the limit was 52 columns, not counting the leading
keyword "Description: ".)

Justin, if the one-liner for role::sw:application still isn't right,
please help.

(Utility, daemon, application, amusement: Latin, Greek, Latin, Greek.
No German here.)
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