Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (599 mails)

[Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxx>]

houghi <houghi@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I just looked at http://en.opensuse.org/Patterns
> I don't see much going on there. Does this mean that this is the final
> proposal?

No, not at all.  For alpha3 I just implemented a bit to show what's
possible...

I hope the discussion starts again - thanks for doing that!

> I have added some, that I felt were missing. Even if they are not
> selected, I hope to keep the discussion going and we can't afford to get
> it wrong.
>
> The main thing I did was add some graphical enviroments (including CLI)
> and add office and games. The thing I miss most is 'normal' programs for
> the end-user. 
>
> Also would it not be easier to use the current package groups as a start
> and then go from there? e.g. when I look at just games, I see:

No, not really - patterns are more roles.  The two are orthogonal.

> Amusement
> |--Games
> |  |--3D
> |  |  |--Other
> |  |  |--Race
> |  |  `-- ...
> |  |--Action
> |  |  |--Arcade
> |  |  `--....
> |  |--Board
> |  `--...
> `--Toys
>    |--Background
>    `--...
>
> Seems like an awefull good place to start. This has been made over the
> years and I would think it to be a pity to just throw the knowledge away.
> Also realize that many people who use SUSE for years know where to look,
> so even if it is not going to be the main pattern, it would be nice to
> have a pattern "Ye Olde S.u.S.E. way" that contained the familiar groups
> people know.

Andreas
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