[maemo-developers] What category should network filesystems like OpenAFS go under?

[From: Eero Tamminen]

Hi,

ext Andrew Flegg wrote:
>> I need to upgrade the OpenAFS package. The package is in the
>> "user/support" category.
>>  Is that the right category? It's a network filesystem. Should it be
>> under support, network or some other category. Feedback on this or any
>> other part of the package is welcome.
> 
> This is currently in flux, see:
> 
>     https://wiki.maemo.org/Task:Package_categories
> 
> The Maemo Packaging Policy does not currently have a "user/network"
> category; the closest being "user/communication" or "user/support".
> Neither fulfill the purpose very well (hence the new rationalisation).
> 
> Personally, I'd stick with "user/support" for now and move it to a
> better category when the new categories are decided upon.

user/ category should be used only by packages that provide user
something visible; has an UI, can be started from the applications
menu etc.  Anything else should come as dependencies of such packages
or be installed with apt-get from command line.

Maybe there could be additional developer/power-user category which
visibility can be toggled from AM options (without resorting to the
red-pill hack), but such packages shouldn't be visible by the default,
they just confuse normal users.


	- Eero