l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) skribis: > Brandon Invergo <bran...@gnu.org> skribis: > >>>> Perhaps it would be best to keep all canonical package descriptions, >>>> short and long, in a single file under revision control somewhere, such >>>> as in womb. They would then be available for anyone who needs them, >>>> should any need arise in the future and it would be easier for all >>>> involved to stay in sync. What do you think? >>> >>> Sounds good to me. >> >> OK, I've finally gotten around to moving package descriptions (long and >> short) to a file in Womb (gnumaint/pkgdescr.txt). The file is >> recutils-compatible. >> >> Currently, all of the long descriptions ("blurbs") are taken from GSRC. >> Between Karl and I, we're currently in agreement that writing/adapting >> new descriptions for all of the packages is better than straight copying >> From websites/READMEs, mainly for keeping a certain level of consistency >> (length, style, level of detail, etc.) between the descriptions. It >> also avoids any potential copyright problem, no matter how unlikely it >> may be. In addition to Guix and GSRC, these descriptions will also be >> used to provide descriptions for featured packages on gnu.org, so they >> can't be too long. >> >> The file is fresh out of the oven, so there may be some changes after >> Karl reviews it. But anyway, it's there as a starting point. > > Excellent, thanks! I’ve updated the synchronization tool in Guix to use > this file, and then I’ll update the descriptions
Done: <http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=a22dc0c49aed0babe16ef92ae24847b343b7eb02>. Ludo’.