Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>So how's this:
>
> Task Packages
> -------------
>
> Any package whose name begins with `task-' is known as a "task
> package". Task packages are intended to help a new user install a set of
> packages which they need to perform a specific task. Since a list of all
> task packages is presented during new Debian installations, task packages
> should only exist for common tasks for which a user may plausibly want to
> use a newly installed Debian system.
>
> Before a new task package is added to Debian, the new package must
> be discussed on the debian-devel mailing list to ensure that it meets
> these guidelines. The current list of approved task packages follows:
>
> ...
>
>(If we accepted this, then we'd use its procedure to discuss each of the
>existing task packages, add those that were accepted to the list, and
>file bugs on the rest.)
Excellent. I second this proposal.
- Jim Van Zandt
