Le dimanche 24 octobre 2010 à 00:59 +0200, Tux99 a écrit : > On Sat, 23 Oct 2010, Dale Huckeby wrote: > > > One problem in choosing packages is that for many a description of what > > the app does is sparse or nonexistent. And often the description is of > > the form: defoliant_2.35.rpm. Install this if you need a defoliant. When > > I see descriptions like this my first impulse is to wonder, Why did you > > even bother? Complete descriptions of what each app does, including > > explaining under what circumstances the user might or might not need it, > > would go a long way towards making noobies feel less lost. Some apps do > > an admirable job of explanation. Many don't. > > I 100% agree with that and this is something that the packagers really > should do. What's the point in packaging up a great useful app, but then > saving time on the description so nobody but a few insiders use it, > because nobody know what it is for? > > Even I still come across packages I have never heard of and then wonder > what they are for, immagine a newbie who doesn't really know any of the > Linux apps by name.
Well, writing better description is a task that do not requires technical knowledge, and that any packagers could do, if people send a patch. Since I never received anything for my own packages for this kind of problem, shall I assume that my packages are fine ? -- Michael Scherer
