Hi Gunnar,

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:52:55AM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote:

> The description of this package (as well as the other binary packages
> built from the same source) start by stating:
>
>   MakeHuman is an open source (so it's completely free), innovative
>   and professional software (…)
>
> However, *all* of Debian is "open source (so it's completely
> free)". This description not only hides the real description further
> away, but can lead a user to believe not all of Debian is free. I
> suggest the description to read, at least:
>
>   MakeHuman is an innovative and professional software (…)
>
> Now, even this way: This sounds like marketspeak, and again, can make
> a user believe we knowingly include non-professional software in
> Debian (yes, I recognize not all of Debian is innovative, having a 40
> year old Unix tradition). Maybe even better:
>

I do agree with your observation in this report. I think I didn't pay enough
attention to the description of the package. Next time, I'll be more careful
about this, because I can see that a bad description can give a bad impression,
and that was not my intention.

>   MakeHuman is a 3-Dimensional humanoid characters modelling
>   software. Features that make this software inovative and unique
>   include a new, highly intuitive GUI and a high quality mesh,
>   optimized to work in subdivision surface mode (for example,
>   Zbrush). Using MakeHuman, a photorealistic character can be modeled
>   in less than 2 minutes.

I'll take into account your suggestion for next makehuman's revision. Thank you
very much for taking time in writing a new description.

Cheers,

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