Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:27:01 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> To: Martin Wilke <miwi@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/net-im Makefile ports/net-im/pino Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist Message-ID: <20100315162701.GA59321@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20100315143217.GN40169@bsdcrew.de> References: <201003151205.o2FC5jZI020402@repoman.freebsd.org> <20100315131007.GA30217@FreeBSD.org> <20100315133331.GM40169@bsdcrew.de> <20100315141820.GA47823@FreeBSD.org> <20100315143217.GN40169@bsdcrew.de>
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On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 03:32:17PM +0100, Martin Wilke wrote: > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 02:18:20PM +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 02:33:32PM +0100, Martin Wilke wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 01:10:07PM +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > > > > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 12:05:45PM +0000, Martin Wilke wrote: > > > > > miwi 2010-03-15 12:05:45 UTC > > > > > > > > > > FreeBSD ports repository > > > > > > > > > > Modified files: > > > > > net-im Makefile > > > > > Added files: > > > > > net-im/pino Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist > > > > > Log: > > > > > Pino is a simple and fast Twitter and Identi.ca client using GTK2. > > > > > It is written in Vala language and compiled to the native binary > > > > > code. > > > > > > > > Despite that I can imagine why would someone might want to put things > > > > like Twitter clients under `instant messengers', doesn't `www' look a > > > > better category for these? > > > > > > So you want me repocopy all these ? > > > > > > net/py-twitter A python wrapper around the Twitter API > > > net/rubygem-rubytter A simple twitter library > > > net/rubygem-twitter Command line twits and an API wrapper > > > net/rubygem-twitter4r Twitter client API in pure Ruby > > > net/twitux GNOME client for Twitter > > > net-im/pidgin-twitter A pidgin plugin to help twitting via pidgin > > > net-im/qwit A Qt4-based lightweight Twitter client > > > net-im/qwit-devel A Qt4-based lightweight Twitter client > > > net-im/rubygem-termtter A terminal based twitter client > > > net-im/ttytter Command-line Twitter client in Perl > > > net-im/twirssi Twitter script to irssi > > > net-im/twitmail Curses-based mail-like interface to twitter > > > > No, of course not, that's not what I said. I'm talking only about that > > 1) we probably need to decide where we put Twitter-like and other > > microblogging stuff from now on; and 2) we might move ports that do not > > require repocopies. > > I agree with you, > > What do you think about net-im as main category and www as second > category? And if we get more social programs maybe a virtual > category for social tools? Touch choice, I would say. As it is sometimes described as "SMS of the Internet", both `net-im' and `www' seem to be appropriate categories. Twitter might be viewed as some Web-2.0'ish mix of IRC+ICQ+SMS, which kinda votes for `net-im', but recently lots of new sites started to use Twitter to collect people's opinions on #sometopic, which IMHO makes it more of webblog/commentary instrument of the Web, thus asking for `www' category (of course, we are still talking about short and instant messages, so `net-im' still makes sense). I'm, frankly, not quite sure myself. I've CCed ports@ to see what other people have to say, I hope you don't mind. ./danfe
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