Is it time to change the story category list?
|
| Author | Content |
|---|---|
| caitlyn Dec 17, 2012 2:56 PM EDT |
I just submitted a story to the newswire and the list of subject categories looks really outdated to me. I don't think we're going to get new Linspire stories (out of business) or Ximian stories. SGI is still alive, sort of, but a main topic heading? OTOH, some of the most popular distros (Mageia, Arch, Mint, etc...) don't have categories, and neither do popular topics like ARM architecture, tablets or multimedia. I think the list needs a bit of a refresh. |
| bob Dec 17, 2012 5:06 PM EDT |
Thanks caitlyn for the suggestions. Mageia, Arch, Mint, ARM, tablets and multimedia are now added to the LXer category list. |
| caitlyn Dec 17, 2012 5:07 PM EDT |
Thank you! |
| CFWhitman Dec 17, 2012 5:16 PM EDT |
Are the outdated topics able to be removed? or do they have to stick around for archival purposes? Progeny Linux is another blast from the past. I wonder if Raspberry Pi deserves its own category. If we're covering Android here, that probably deserves its own category unless you think that's covered by tablets and would be redundant. |
| caitlyn Dec 17, 2012 5:29 PM EDT |
I think Android is a great suggestion. The Pi is simply the most popular of a number of small ARM-based solutions so I think bob pretty much covered that one. |
| bob Dec 17, 2012 5:31 PM EDT |
Thanks CFWhitman for the suggestions, added Raspberry Pi and Android. |
| tuxchick Dec 17, 2012 7:09 PM EDT |
I think we need to keep old categories for archival purposes, CFWhitman. Thanks for the new ones, Bob! |
| BernardSwiss Dec 17, 2012 11:19 PM EDT |
Also need categories for Android and Meego (and maybe for "Mobile" or Cell-phone). Ooops -- there's already an Android category. Migrations. How about some categories for "policy" stuff: Standards? Patents and Copyright (maybe even "Intellectual Property") Heck, that reminds me -- we obviously need a category for Lawsuits :-) |
| bob Dec 18, 2012 12:51 AM EDT |
Added a general category "Mobile Linux" (there are just too many variant names for MeeGo, Maemo, Tizen, Moblin, Mer, Sailfish, Smeegol, etc.), Standards, Migrations, and Intellectual Property. Thanks BernardSwiss for the suggestions. |
| caitlyn Dec 18, 2012 1:12 PM EDT |
Thanks, bob, for all the additions. |
| alc Dec 18, 2012 5:46 PM EDT |
Thanks Bob, for all your work and everyone else that keeps this site up and running. |
| Steven_Rosenber Dec 18, 2012 8:14 PM EDT |
It's very nice to have the new categories. I still think that LXer is one of the best PHP-driven sites, ever. |
| mbaehrlxer Dec 18, 2012 8:43 PM EDT |
would a story-type "blog" make sense? in most cases i categorized that as editorial, but i felt that didn't always fit. and what about a more general "linux distributions" category for other distributions? greetings, eMBee. |
| bob Dec 18, 2012 9:04 PM EDT |
Added "Distributions" as a general catchall category. I'm not sure if "Blog" deserves its own category. A more generic "Opinion" might have some value, but that is also pretty close to "Editorial" which we already have. Your thoughts? |
| BernardSwiss Dec 18, 2012 9:16 PM EDT |
Quoting: would a story-type "blog" make sense? in most cases i categorized that as editorial, but i felt that didn't always fit. Quoting: Added "Distributions" as a general catchall category. I'm not sure if "Blog" deserves its own category. A more generic "Opinion" might have some value, but that is also pretty close to "Editorial" which we already have. For what it's worth, I have found myself tagging some links that I submit as both "News" and "Editorial" (especially ones from TechDirt). |
| mbaehrlxer Dec 19, 2012 12:49 PM EDT |
thanks for the distributions.
for blog i was thinking of a catch-all for those blog-posts which are not really opinions but it may well be that if it is not written well enough to be an editorial and it doesn't fit any other category then maybe it's not even worth posting. i'll wait until i see some articles that couldn't fit any other category... greetings, eMBee. |
| BernardSwiss Dec 26, 2012 6:55 PM EDT |
How about a category for the BSDs? |
| dinotrac Dec 27, 2012 3:02 PM EDT |
Wait -- No more Linspire stories? |
| Scott_Ruecker Dec 27, 2012 3:22 PM EDT |
Ahh good ole' Linspire.. I remember going to a Linux Desktop Summit sponsored by them a few years back now in San Diego. Got to interview Ian Murdock, that was cool. |
| tracyanne Dec 27, 2012 6:03 PM EDT |
You can't say they didn't try. |
| dinotrac Dec 27, 2012 6:26 PM EDT |
And -- say -- anybody got a good Caldera review? |
| caitlyn Dec 28, 2012 10:54 AM EDT |
I wrote a piece for DistroWatch a couple of years back about very good Linux distros that were no more. Pre-SCO Caldera was on that list, complete with screenshot. Back around 1998-99 Caldera was my #1 recommendation for newcomers to Linux. |
| dinotrac Dec 29, 2012 12:30 AM EDT |
@caitlyn -- I actually got my first Caldera CD -- the one with the Lizard installer and built-in tetris game -- handed to me by Ransom Love at LinuxWorld New York way back when. It was a simpler world in those days. |
| cr Dec 29, 2012 1:23 AM EDT |
I don't know what's in the list now. I suggest that, if these aren't, they should be: gaming, hardware, embedded, MCU, DIY, events. You can argue that the latter is a subcategory of News Story, but I think it useful as a filter field. |
| mbaehrlxer Dec 31, 2012 12:34 AM EDT |
cr: you can see the list if you try to post a story. none of the ones you mention are there. though i don't get what MCU is supposed to mean, and i wonder which stories you'd categorize as DIY. they probably have another category too. event stories can also fit announcement, but i'd find it useful for searching. greetings, eMBee |
| bob Dec 31, 2012 1:18 PM EDT |
Added the categories "games" and "embedded". Thanks cr for the suggestions. |
Posting in this forum is limited to members of the group: [Editors, MEMBERS, SITEADMINS.]
Becoming a member of LXer is easy and free. Join Us!