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hi Marc, On Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 12:45:58PM +0200, Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt wrote: > jaromil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > are you aware of this wikipedia entry? > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_mixer > > > > the short description was not just choosen by me, but also > > suggested by other video experts, as freej is in fact a "software > > vision mixer" > > That doesn't change the fact that the Debian Policy says > > | The description should describe the package (the program) to a > | user (system administrator) who has never met it before so that > | they have enough information to decide whether they want to > | install it. > > The point is that even without insider information, you should have > an idea what the program does. maybe it is time to update the policy, considering that GNU/Linux distributions as debian don't include only system administrator's tools and that some knowledge can be classified as "easily reachable" especially when explained on wikipedia. would you agree to pose the question to a wider attention? > After reading the wikipedia page, I would suggest something along > "software for mixing video sources". that description gets close to it but it is not correct because: 1) it is obviously a software, so the word can be skipped 2) freej also encodes and streams, is programmable via midi and other controllers as such the diciture "vision mixer" leaves some space for addictional information while basically indicating in two words what you are suggesting. > While you are at it, the long description could also be reworded to > become more informative. See also > http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-desc-basics > for more guidelines for writing descriptions. i did study those guidelines in the past, even if i'm "just" an upstream author not univocally linked to debian development, i found them useful. now could you point out what in the long description should be rectified? thanks, ciao - -- Jaromil, dyne.org developer, http://jaromil.dyne.org GPG: 779F E8B5 47C7 3A89 4112 64D0 7B64 3184 [ B534 0B5E ] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIlszue2QxhLU0C14RAmKEAJ9roCvZd5kpVvWr6UFPqKgcQj+rnACbB2B6 fJEFmktD3dn/bQBpnnAngWk= =fGmc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
