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On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:25:57 +0000 (UTC) |
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Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote: |
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> Umm... I believe Ciaran meant "no description" in the practical PM |
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> implementation rules sense, not in the general definition sense, |
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> which I suppose most folks here understand by now. |
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No, it's worse than that. Consider the following questions. Most people |
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will say that tags "obviously" have a particular answer for each |
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question, but they disagree on which answer it is... |
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First: how do tags relate to categories? Are they independent, a |
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refinement or a replacement? |
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Second: which of the following are tags suitable for? Searching. |
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Browsing just using 'ls' etc. Browsing using tools (e.g. a website or a |
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package manager command). Using as dependencies. |
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Third: are tags a property of ebuilds, of packages, of a repository, or |
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entirely external? |
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Fourth: do tags in any way identify a package? |
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Fifth: how do overlays fit in to all of this? |
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From the previous times we've had this discussion, I very much get the |
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impression that right now "we'll use tags!" is an utterly nebulous |
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answer to a problem that's about on par with "we'll replace all use of |
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oil by green technology by next week!". |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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