Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o>
To: Gentoo-Dev mailinglist <gentoo-dev@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Horrible package descriptions
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 18:34:01
Message-Id: 20030522183405.GB3208@Daikan.pandora.be
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Horrible package descriptions by Vadim
1 On Thu, May 22, 2003 at 08:12:03PM +0200, Vadim wrote:
2 > I think that Gentoo needs some better way of describing packages.
3 [...]
4 > I simply don't know what the heck does apsfilter do. Yeah, it prints, but
5 > what? Does it use CUPS or it's generic? If I install it, will I get more
6 > features in the KDE printing dialog, or it's invoked manually? If it "prints"
7 > maybe it's a printer driver?
8
9 This is why you also get the URL, so you can find out for yourself. I'm not
10 in favor of adding a "long" description as other package formats do, although
11 I won't object -- this is just my personal opinion.
12
13 Wkr,
14 Sven Vermeulen
15
16 --
17 Thanks to DRM, you know that something has been built in environment of
18 unspecified degree of security, from source you cannot check, written by
19 programmers you don't know, released after passing QA of unknown quality and
20 which is released under a license that disclaims any responsibility...

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] Horrible package descriptions Dylan Carlson <absinthe@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Horrible package descriptions Matthew Kennedy <mkennedy@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Horrible package descriptions Matthew Kennedy <mkennedy@g.o>