Thanks for your remarks!
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:37:14 +0200
> Marcin Mielniczuk <marmis...@inboxalias.com> wrote:
>
> [...]
>> * Package name : down
>> Version : 1.0.0
>> Upstream Author : Yutaka Hara <yutaka.hara+...@gmail.com>
>> * URL : http://route477.net
Well, it should've been http://route477.net/w/Down.html
> The page by that URL does not mention the project you intend to package.
> Or at least I failed to locate it there.
>
>> * License : MIT
>> Programming Lang: Ruby/SDL
>> Description : A simple game written in Ruby/SDL
> "written in Ruby/SDL" is implementation specific and has nothing to do
> with package's description. Please be more descriptive and concrete.
> Supposedly something like
> "An Icy Tower-like game which can be played downwards"
> might be just OK.
>
> The general rule of thumb for writing a package's description is that it
> should deliver as much as possible information to a *previously
> uninformed* user. The user which looks for games is not concerned with
> which software stack was used for development, but should receive a
> clear hint of what this game is about just from looking at its
> description in the list their software package manager presents them
> with.
"An 2D Icy Tower-like game in which you go down the tower" - what about
this?
>
>> Did you ever play Icy Tower? Did you ever have the opportunity to
>> play it downwards? Now you have!
> The extended description could supposedly be toned down a bit,
> and then extended.
>
> Please understand that you're not a marketologist or advertisement
> specialist here, and your task is not about raising an excitement of a
> potential customer by any means.
> Luckily, we don't sell, we just deliver. ;-)
>
> [...]
Thanks for the remark :) It's my first package in Debian. In Maemo no
one cared much about the description - it was the dev's thing.l
What about
You jump down the tower and need to reach as deep as possible. But
be careful to avoid the spikes! To aid you in your quest you'll be
able to gather a couple of power-ups.
--
Marcin
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