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[Jason Flatt <jason AT flattfamily.com>]

On Saturday 19 June 2004 3:38 am, Arwed von Merkatz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> we have a volunteer for a new section apps-emacs (see bug 6999[1]).
> I think it's a good idea to have a new section for emacs based apps if
> there are that many, just want to get some input whether people agree
> and what the name of the section should be.
>
> [1] http://bugs.sourcemage.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6999

Personally, I prefer sections based on functionality rather than programming 
mode.  If we sort based on this method, then we would have sections like 
apps-c, apps-c++...  I'm not nearly as likely to go looking for an app based 
on programming language or mode as I am based on functionality.

It's already a pain when I'm in the market for a new app of some type.  In 
many cases I cannot go to a single section and browse.  We have, at the 
least, GNOME and KDE apps which may be in the appropriate section or which 
may be in the GNOME or KDE section.

I currently have to perform a gaze search and pick a key word that I hope 
will 
be in the target spells' DETAILS file, but not in too many other spells' 
DETAILS file.  I have to trust that whoever created the spell chose 
descriptions which adequately describe the package without filling the 
descriptions with too much extra, unnecessary fluff.

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