Hi, Much of the tagging/sorting/commenting stuff is already implemented as http://crantastic.org. Unfortunately few people have taken the time to contribute reviews. I propose that those of us who would like to bring more order to the R package universe should start by contributing reviews, tags, etc. to crantastic.
Best, Ista 2011/8/22 Etienne Low-Décarie <etienne.low-deca...@mail.mcgill.ca>: > I propose the following humbly, with little know how as to how to implement, > and realize it may have been proposed many times. It is just something I had > on my mind. > > Would it be possible/desirable to have the whole CRAN package repository > accessible through a public wiki, forge or version control interface (ideally > a fusion of the wiki and forge approach)? > > > It appears it would be a first for a software repository. > > CRAN package repository is becoming a jungle of R code and may do well with > currating and editorial effort. This can not/should not be the task of a > single person or small group of people. Using a crowd sourced method by > implementing a wiki approach to the CRAN package repository would allow for > the rapid editing, sorting and improvement of this impressive and precious > resource, while also improving the accessibility, visibility and quality of > individual packages. It would also bind the > > For example, such an interface would allow the cleaning up of the repository > through the use of tagging of packages, using similar approaches to the > wikipedia project > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages#Cleanup). > > Such a tagging approach could be used within existing vcs, if the repository > was migrated/mirrored within one of these systems. > > > Packages could be marked using tags for all following actions prior to > implementing the action. Actions could be undertaken directly by package > users after a delay or discussion. > > Packages management/editorial effort: > -Merging/ > -Combining packages that have: > -Large overlap in functionality > -Are largely interdependant > -Are only minor extensions of another package > -… > -Split/fork > -Subdividing behemoth packages into smaller packages with more > specific tasks > -Categorization > -Packages could be sorted by use, improvement of Task View > -Tags, keywords could be added to packages for searching > -Packages could be placed in a hierarchy, not only by true > dependance and reverse dependance, but also by logical dependance/reverse > dependance > -ie. which package should probably be used with which > package, an improvement on the see also help section > -Deletion > -Marking/tagging > -a stub/prototype > -broken > Package improvements > -Improving help files > -Adding functions > -Adding examples > -Requiring, improving or adding references > -References to the theory or approach used... > -A section could include a list of articles making use of the > package, with package users encourage to enter this information > -This would allow package author recognition and allow a > package impact factor > -Adding key words for indexing and searching > -Function improvement > -Adding compatibility with other packages/formats (including > when merging packages) > -Speed improvements > Discussion > -On package improvements, management steps directly attached to the > package > -Help discussion > > > > > These actions would be reversible, possibly with veto power from the author > of the package. > > Links: > http://www.rforge.net/ > http://sourceforge.net/ > http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/174561-Coding-Wiki > http://code.google.com/p/mcover/ > http://www.tigris.org/ > > This is just an idea I had on my mind. > > Thank you > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Ista Zahn Graduate student University of Rochester Department of Clinical and Social Psychology http://yourpsyche.org ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
