I would object... 10 games are wa too few for a new category and
especially pkg moves..
On 07/14/2013 06:26 PM, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote:
> I would object... 10 games are wa too few for a new category and
> especially pkg moves..
>
1 app-antivirus/
3 net-zope/
5 x11-base/
7 gpe-utils/
8 app-officeext/
11 net-voip/
12 games-kids/
12 gn
And? Two wrongs don't make a right.
And I've said the same for any other proposed category like that.
Diego,
hasufell wrote:
> > I would object... 10 games are wa too few for a new category and
> > especially pkg moves..
>
> 1 app-antivirus/
> 3 net-zope/
> 5 x11-base/
> 7 gpe-utils/
> 8 app-officeext/
> 11net-voip/
> 12games-kids/
> 12gnustep-libs/
> 13mai
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Diego Elio Pettenò
wrote:
> And? Two wrongs don't make a right.
>
> And I've said the same for any other proposed category like that.
I agree that precedence alone isn't really a good basis for this. I
don't really have concerns with the initial category size so
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Diego,
>
> hasufell wrote:
>> > I would object... 10 games are wa too few for a new category and
>> > especially pkg moves..
>>
>> 1 app-antivirus/
>> 3 net-zope/
>> 5 x11-base/
>> 7 gpe-utils/
>> 8 app-officeext/
>> 11
> On Sun, 14 Jul 2013, hasufell wrote:
> On 07/14/2013 06:26 PM, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote:
>> I would object... 10 games are wa too few for a new category and
>> especially pkg moves..
> 1 app-antivirus/
> 3 net-zope/
> 5 x11-base/
> 7 gpe-utils/
> 8 app-officeext/
>
Rich Freeman wrote:
> Just what do wumpus (talk about a blast from the past), a game "in the
> spirit of nethack," and a Leisure Suit Larry spinoff have in common?
I'd say it's that they focus on exploration.
> I imagine most games have some kind of adventure sense to them.
Puzzles and 52-card
On 14/07/2013 18:26, Peter Stuge wrote:
> I don't think anyone can dispute that there exists a genre called
> adventure games..
How comes scummvm is not in the list then? Just saying.
Seriously, a category for 10 games is *not* a good idea. There is at
least one (scummvm) who could fit there. Not
Matt Turner wrote:
> >> And? Two wrongs don't make a right.
> >
> > What do you mean by "And?" - it doesn't make much sense as a reply. :\
>
> He means that none of those provide justification.
It seemed that the main argument was that there are too few packages
and then then I do think that othe
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Diego Elio Pettenò
wrote:
> On 14/07/2013 18:26, Peter Stuge wrote:
>> I don't think anyone can dispute that there exists a genre called
>> adventure games..
>
> How comes scummvm is not in the list then? Just saying.
>
> Seriously, a category for 10 games is *not*
As a user, I have always wondered what was the rational for the current
game categories and thought it should splitted in a more standard way.
What immediately comes to mind as a "decent" way to split games is the
wikipedia page for video game genres:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_genres
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Matt Turner wrote:
>> >> And? Two wrongs don't make a right.
>> >
>> > What do you mean by "And?" - it doesn't make much sense as a reply. :\
>>
>> He means that none of those provide justification.
>
> It seemed that the main argument was that
On 15/07/2013 03:17, Rich Freeman wrote:
I agree that precedence alone isn't really a good basis for this. I
don't really have concerns with the initial category size so much as
the general lack of a definition for this category.
I agree. The boundaries between games-rpg and games-adventure, a
On 07/14/2013 07:29 PM, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote:
> On 14/07/2013 18:26, Peter Stuge wrote:
>> I don't think anyone can dispute that there exists a genre called
>> adventure games..
>
> How comes scummvm is not in the list then? Just saying.
Because it's an engine.
Scummvm games are already in t
Diego Elio Pettenò wrote:
> > I don't think anyone can dispute that there exists a genre called
> > adventure games..
>
> How comes scummvm is not in the list then? Just saying.
Yep, it could also be included! OTOH the VM itself isn't technically
a game.
> Seriously, a category for 10 games is
On 15/07/2013 03:38, Damien Levac wrote:
What immediately comes to mind as a "decent" way to split games is the
wikipedia page for video game genres:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_genres
That would make 7 categories and the game description could include the
subcategory if necessary.
On 14/07/2013 18:42, Peter Stuge wrote:
> I bet you a tasty beverage that it will grow over time! :)
I don't believe in the future until I can see it. I'm pretty sure that's
the same thing that they said about app-antivirus at some point (can
somebody _kill_ that category please?!)
> So your numb
Diego Elio Pettenò wrote:
> > I bet you a tasty beverage that it will grow over time! :)
>
> I don't believe in the future until I can see it.
Huh - what does that mean?
Obviously neither of us can say with certainty what will happen in
the future and that's also not the point - making a friendl
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