Brook Milligan
2014-09-04 00:42:03 UTC
I feel that it is better that "mime" packages in "mail" category,
and "markdown" is in "textproc", "digest" is in "security",
same as other languages.
To some degree I agree with this sentiment. However, the state-of-the-art as it currently stands is that all the R packages are in math. The existing set includes packages that by what I am guessing is your criterion would also be elsewhere (e.g., at least biology, devel, geography, www). I believe we also have a policy against changing categories for existing packages, which in this case goes against the idea of a reorganization of R packages along saner category lines.and "markdown" is in "textproc", "digest" is in "security",
same as other languages.
Thus, perhaps we need to address this as a broader policy issue. To that end, I have added tech-pkg to the recipients (and removed pkgsrc-changes) and hope for a broader discussion.
Cheers,
Brook