From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <gentoo-dev-return-3286-arch-gentoo-dev=gentoo.org@gentoo.org> Received: (qmail 5095 invoked by uid 1002); 23 May 2003 02:04:26 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-dev@gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev-unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev-subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-dev.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 4160 invoked from network); 23 May 2003 02:04:26 -0000 From: Frantz Dhin <fd@redspot.dk> Reply-To: fd@redspot.dk To: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@gentoo.org> Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200305222102.37444.pauldv@gentoo.org> References: <200305222012.06989.vadim_t@teleline.es> <20030522183405.GB3208@Daikan.pandora.be> <200305221456.34972.absinthe@gentoo.org> <200305222102.37444.pauldv@gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Redspot ApS Message-Id: <1053655495.13745.4.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4- Date: 23 May 2003 04:04:55 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 May 2003 02:04:25.0486 (UTC) FILETIME=[A29A82E0:01C320CF] Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Horrible package descriptions X-Archives-Salt: b53c8c1d-edb9-4f88-b12d-742d1f759b67 X-Archives-Hash: fce5473dfab0c9aec0e1b5576d73b448 On Thu, 2003-05-22 at 21:02, Paul de Vrieze wrote: > My biggest point against long descriptions is the fact they need to be > written. That is not such a big point if the users will do it. I do think > though that a description file might be more appropriate than putting the > long description in the ebuild. A package description should always be the > same I feel, even over versions. > > Paul I suppose other distributions such as Mandrake wont mind us borrowing their usually nice descriptions? I'm all for a long description, and I don't think it will take a lot of resources to implement. -F -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list