Nils Gillmann <niaster...@grrlz.net> skribis: > l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > >> Nils Gillmann <niaster...@grrlz.net> skribis: >> >>> l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: >>> >>>> Nils Gillmann <niaster...@grrlz.net> skribis: >>>> >>>>> Leo Famulari <l...@famulari.name> writes: >>>> >>>> [...] >>>> >>>>>>> + (description "GNUnet is a framework for secure, distributed, >>>>>>> peer-to-peer >>>>>>> +networking. The high-level goal is to provide a strong foundation of >>>>>>> free >>>>>>> +software for a global, distributed network which provides security and >>>>>>> +privacy. GNUnet in that sense aims to replace the current internet >>>>>>> protocol >>>>>>> +stack. Along with an application for secure publication of files, it >>>>>>> has >>>>>>> +grown to include all kinds of basic applications for the foundation of >>>>>>> a GNU >>>>>>> +internet. >>>>>>> + >>>>>>> +gnunet-0.10.1 is the last stable release candidate, however for >>>>>>> +development purposes and keeping up with latest changes, the SVN >>>>>>> version >>>>>>> +might be preferable until a new version is released.") >>>>>> >>>>>> Do we have a consensus on how to handle this sort of "Guix metadata"? >>>>> >>>>> Which metadata do you refer to here? >>>>> >>>>> The description is good with the GNUnet project, talked about it >>>>> with others involved in GNUnet. >>>> >>>> It’s not that simple. ;-) >>>> >>>> Descriptions for GNU packages are maintained in a canonical place >>>> outside of Guix (they’re also use for other purposes, such as gnu.org), >>>> and we synchronize from them. ‘guix lint -c gnu-description’ reports >>>> differences with said database. >>> >>> I have write access in gnunet.org and only need to find some >>> minutes of focus and concentration to change the description on >>> the frontpage. But I guess again that is is not that simple >>> either for Guix? >>> >>>> >>>> Thus, in general, we should keep the canonical synopsis/description for >>>> GNU packages, and email bug-w...@gnu.org if we think a >>>> synopsis/description must be changed. >>> >>> As far as I understand Christian, he's good with any better >>> description which does not do total damage to the project. >>> I got input on the description I added here from most of the >>> people involved in SecuShare, another project I am involved in >>> which is part of GNUnet, and it was okay for them. >> >> Do what you want. ;-) My point is just that the description that appears >> in Guix must be the canonical GNU description, i.e., the one returned by >> ‘guix lint’. > > Okay, and this description is set outside of gnunet.org I assume. > If I propose this new description to Christian (currently it was > a number of people but I only talked to cg at the conference > where we met that I feel it needs some change etc), is that > weightful enough to change the description on gnu.org whereever > it sits?
As I wrote above, you can email a new description to bug-w...@gnu.org if you want. The source is at <http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/gnumaint/pkgblurbs.txt?root=womb>. HTH, Ludo’.
