-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Seth Vidal wrote: > > > On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, Nelson Chan wrote: > >> i've just read >> http://blogs.computerworld.com/ubuntu_to_make_linux_application_ installation_idiot_proof he got >> a pretty good idea, see the 2nd last paragraph: """ >> I may know that Amarok, Banshee, Rhythmbox, and Songbird are all noteworthy Linux music players, >> but come on! Does anyone beside another Linux expert know that? Letting users choose a program >> by say clicking on "music player" and then picking one makes all the sense in the world. >> """ >> The idea is that newbies are likely have no idea what amarok,rhythmbox are, so does other >> applications Totem, abiword, Brasero..etc. what they know are the general type of the software >> --- Music player, movie player, office suite, CD/DVD burner... >> Also i tried to search for "music player" in Add/Remove Software, interestingly, it gives >> extremely odd and pointless result..(try that yourself) >> So i can see why newbies are pull their hair off and *CAN"T GET THINGS DONE*, and claim *fedora >> sucks* See this fact, i think that we should classify some applications under their type. >> For instance, have Rhythmbox, amarok ..etc under "Music Player" >> >> The above is just a suggestion, hoping to help brain storming more better approaches. >> But i think that the idea is kinda a must for Windows and Mac OS X users to get comfort with >> Linux/fedora. >> > > something on track for Fedora 13 is tags for packages. So you can add > arbitrary keywords/phrases for packages that then yum/PK can search on. > > > -sv Would these be a comps-like system? Could they replace comps with tags like -required and -recommended tag suffixes (my knowledge of the inner working of comps is limited)? Or would they be marked in pkgdb or the spec file? Links to information would be nice; I'd like such a system :) . - --Ben -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkpsVtUACgkQiPi+MRHG3qQG+wCeIQ/xTj9qEqjT7PfQ/B+VCgr+ 7vgAn0NZU9WXqd1GPpLyHTlef7dMcet5 =fVUE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
