I agree with using an existing categorization, but I don't think this is something for 2.0, I'd better wait for 2.1.
Regards On 7/14/05, John Casey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I think it would be most useful to adopt an existing category hierarchy, > and if possible either supply or refer to a web page that defines each > and gives some examples. One question: how will the syntax for > nested/sub-categories look? Will it be: > > <category>database/browser</category> > > or is it even useful to get into such sub-classifications? (personally, > I think it is, and the tool could aggregate all general and subcategory > matches when viewed directly...) > > One thing I am a little concerned with is getting this design figured > out as soon as is humanly possible, particularly if we intend to provide > this for 2.0-final, since -beta-1 will have to be feature-complete, and > it none too far away... > > - -j > > Jason van Zyl wrote: > | Hi, > | > | I wanted to broach the topic of augmenting the POM to allow a project to > | categorize itself for the purposes of creating a meaningful index of > | projects like can be found at http://java-source.net/. > | > | Putting aside for the moment what the actual categories would be would > | something like: > | > | <categories> > | <category>database</category> > | <category>visualization</category> > | <categories> > | > | Where a project could specify any number of categories. > | > | Or should we attempt to create/borrow an existing category hierarchy and > | try to use that? This is something that I think would be good for 2.0 > | final as creating an index of contained within a repository I think > | would be highly useful. > | > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFC1pmCK3h2CZwO/4URAnE0AJ0YvDwsxCa5fW/2M4v5rjEV+LAqsACfWs9J > +ym/sIJ+uJMYQmBpfKTwgHc= > =o1fc > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
