Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 20:09:33 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Martin Wilke <freebsd@unixfreunde.de> Subject: Re: new categorie "meta" ? Message-ID: <20060521200933.7d600cd4@vixen42.vulpes> In-Reply-To: <20060521234850.2fd4d360@mwilke.ath.cx> References: <20060521234850.2fd4d360@mwilke.ath.cx>
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On Sun, 21 May 2006 23:48:50 +0200 Martin Wilke <freebsd@unixfreunde.de> wrote: > Hi Friends, > > since creating new categories comes in vogue lately I just wanted to > ask what you think about creating a categorie called "META". Why you > should do that is simple: There are enough ports serving as meta > ports. These include: > > lang/php4-extensions > lang/php5-extensions > x11/xorg > x11/gnome2 > x11/gnome2-lite > x11/kde3 > x11/kde-lite > x11-wm/xfce4 > > usw. > > That would lead to a clearer layout and improved overview of large > applications (esp for newbies). I agree with the rest that it is a bad idea. I do think the though of tagging everything that is a meta port with meta- though. Like with linux binary ports are done. The only one that makes me consider this being a bad idea is x11/xorg, but not quite sure why immediately.
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