Kenneth Porter wrote on Wednesday 26 May 2004 11:01: > --On Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:49 AM -0400 Brad Smith <brads@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > So there is a need for grouping info even for "standalone" packages > > because once they are installed they become part of a group of packages, > > effective management of which is very important. > > Instead of grouping, might it not make sense to use a keywords field? When > packaging I find either that something fits in no existing group or > several existing groups, so I often want multiple entries and often need a > new one. I think the idea in this subthread is that Group: is good for indexing. Either at install time, or at cleanup time, or at "what sorts of packages do I have on my system" time. So maybe the question isn't "What should we do with Group:?", but rather "How can we best provide indexes of available or installed packages?" I think keywords and indexing tools are a very good idea here. David
