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added clarifications to README about existing schema.org categories that should be considered #19
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* ``SoftwarePackage`` - A software application in the form of a package for any particular package manager. It distributes the application but not necessarily its wider dependency context.
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* ``TerminalApplication`` - A software application requiring an interactive terminal text-based user interface. Examples include popular tools like vim, mutt, htop, tmux, ncmpcpp, mc, etc.
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Note that the following existing schema.org types are already available for you without needing our extension. Descriptions in *italics* are our own clarifications:
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* `schema:WebApplication` - Web applications - *A software application offered through the browser*
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* `schema:MobileApplication` - A software application designed specifically to work well on a mobile device such as a telephone.
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* `schema:VideoGame` - A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.
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Though not a subclass of `SoftwareApplication` unlike all the others, the following existing class can be used for webservices:
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* `schema:WebAPI` - An application programming interface accessible over Web/Internet technologies
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## Software types profile: Properties
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## Versions
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The development version of software types is what you will find in the root folder of this repository. Different stable versions can be found on the `releases` folder.
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The development version of software types is what you will find in the root folder of this repository. Different stable versions can be found on the `releases` folder.

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