Re: New Trove Software Map test version available

[Christian Schaller <Uraeus linuxrising org>]

Looks very promising, thanks Steve.

Also a little feature request if I may :)
When doing the summaries we currently need to do the software news by
hand, any chance the new software map can generate XML in this format
for use by the Summary team?

Christian

<apps>

<app>
<name>gThumb</name>
<desc>Image viewer and browser.</desc>
</app>

<app>
<name>FileMenuApplet</name>
<desc>Applet which allows you to browse directories</desc>
</app>

<app>
<name>gnocl</name>
<desc>Tcl extension which implements gtk and gnome widgets.</desc>
</app>

<app>
<name>ghemical</name>
<desc>Molecular modelling software package</desc>
</app>

<app>
<name>Pan</name>
<desc>Newsreader, loosely based on Agent and Gravity</desc>
</app>
</apps> 

On Sun, 2001-09-16 at 07:13, Steve Fox wrote:
> Check out http://gnome.foxhut.org/softwaremap/
> 
> What's working (at least in part :)
> -----------------------------------
> 
> You can browse the map by topic (topics are the only categories filled
> in, each project will have to fill in their own for the rest of them).
> I'm sure I messed up quite a few of these, so let me know if an app
> should go in a different location. 
> 
> You can click on a project and go to a "project information" page, just
> like SourceForge shows under /projects/[project name]. This page is very
> incomplete. I basically just fixed it up enough to remove most of the
> stuff we won't be using. You will also see a list of hackers for each
> project, with the maintainers separated from regular developers. Don't
> bother with the "View Members" link as I haven't touched that yet.
> 
> You can click on a developer's name to view their user information. This
> will just show basic stuff, but I am planning to add a feature to upload
> a picture. Also the skills profile stuff isn't done yet. 
> 
> What needs to be done
> ---------------------
> 
> Lots of stuff! :) But I will just list immediate stuff that I could use
> help with.
> 
> We need to add/remove/rename/move the categories around a bit and create
> new ones that are lacking. There were a few apps that I had a difficult
> time finding a category for. I created a Utilities top-level category,
> but I think we could use several more subcategories than the two that I
> created.
> 
> Need to browse around the map and make sure that I didn't mistakenly put
> things in the wrong categories.
> 
> Test things like the filters, etc. Make sure that it basically "works".
> 
> I need a shell account on gnome.org!!! 
> 
> Miscellaneous Ramblings
> -----------------------
> 
> There was a LOT of crap in the old applist. I hope no one will want to
> kick me in the nads for this, but I made the decision to not import any
> application which has not made a release this year. If someone would
> like to add their application back into the Software Map, it is very
> easy to do so. We will make big noise when it's complete, so hopefully
> they should figure out if they were dropped (and maybe encourage them to
> make a new release)
> 
> GNOME developers *really* need to start coming up with more creative
> names! Out of 300 applications listed, 149 of them are called
> g-something. Maybe we could put a random project name generator on the
> site?
> 
> Last, this is one of the most boring things that I have ever done. If
> you are ever tempted with thoughts of cleaning up someone else's
> database, for your own sanity...DON'T! Luckily the dirty work is over
> and we can start on the fun stuff, like making things all work together.
> 
> Let me know what you all think.
>