On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 06:48:09PM +0100, Bruno Kleinert wrote: > please have a look at chapter 6.2.1 "General guidelines for package > descriptions" of the debian developers reference. > > it says "Package descriptions are not the place for advocating your > package, no matter how much you love it". i like nexuiz, too, but > there's no reason to advocate it against other games in debian.
I agree here - the suggested change goes way too far. Though: > also the reference mentions "Avoid referring to other applications or > frameworks that the user might not be familiar with" - you expect most > users being familiar with Quake 1. there are many people, who don't > know Quake 1 or only know the name "Quake 1" but don't get an > impression what that is. I highly like to disgree here. People playing "3d first-person shooters" (which we expect them to be familar with) are pretty well familar with quake 1, being it the first 3d first-person shooter. So mentioning it being based on that engine won't confuse them further. > and some people who don't like Quake 1, might like Nexuiz - if only > they had installed it... Saying that it's based on the _engine_ doesn't give the impression that it's the same game. Some people still might think it would be, but we can't help everyone, sorry. > and from my experience, most people who are familiar with recent > computer games, compare nexuiz to unreal tournament 2004 and not to > Quake 1. And unreal tournament is also based on the quake engine, not? At least that is also mentioned in various descriptions of that game, like e.g. on wikipedia... > there's no reason to mark nexuiz as "a better" or even "the best" game > in comparison to other games! Definitely not, but mentioning that it is based on that engine isn't a bad thing, IMHO. > sorry, but i'll tag this bug as wontfix. Your call as main responsible person for the package, but I still try to suggest a small change: #v+ Description: A fast-paced 3D first-person shooter - Nexuiz is a fast-paced 3D deathmatch game with high-end and complex graphics + Nexuiz is a fast-paced 3D deathmatch game based on the quake1 engine + with high-end and complex graphics effects. It is intended to be played over the Internet or over a local network. Several different game types, such as classic deathmatch, team deathmatch and capture the flag are available. Though it also supports a single-player mode and playing against the computer. . The game brings deathmatch back to the basics, with perfect weapon balancing and fast paced action, keeping itself away from the current trend of realistic shooters. . This package installs the client to play the game. . Homepage: http://www.nexuiz.com/ #v- I think the original suggestion for the package description seems to have got copied from the Readme.htm, which I agree is pretty advertising. So long, Rhonda -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
