Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: lintian
"allows to" is a common grammar error made by package maintainers who do
not have English as their first language
~> grep-available -is Package,Description -F Description "allows to " | egrep
-i "Package:|allows to " | wc -l
77
~> grep-available -is Package,Description -F Description "allows to " | egrep
-i "Package:|allows to " | head -20
Package: memtest86+
look at `memtester', which allows to test your memory within Linux,
Package: python-wnck
This package contains a module that allows to communicate with the
Package: python-gnomeapplet
This package contains a module that allows to write applets for the
Package: python-mediaprofiles
This package contains a module that allows to use the GNOME media
Package: libglade2-0
This library allows to load externally stored user interfaces into
Package: libgnome2-perl
libgnome2-perl allows to write programs with a GNOME user
Package: kpowersave
KPowersave is a KDE systray applet which allows to control the power
Package: libpackagekit-glib11
PackageKit allows to perform simple software management tasks over a DBus
Package: packagekit
PackageKit allows to perform simple software management tasks over a DBus
Package: python-evince
This package contains a module that allows to write applications using
This phrase could be caught in lintian, in the same way that common
misspellings are.
** Affects: lintian (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: metadata
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: lintian
"allows to" is a common grammar error made by package maintainers who do
not have English as their first language
- ~> grep-available -is Description -F Description "allows to" | wc -l
- 477
+ ~> grep-available -is Package,Description -F Description "allows to " | egrep
-i "Package:|allows to " | wc -l
+ 77
- ~> grep-available -is Package,Description -F Description "allows to" | egrep
-i "Package:|allows to" | head -20
+ ~> grep-available -is Package,Description -F Description "allows to " | egrep
-i "Package:|allows to " | head -20
Package: memtest86+
look at `memtester', which allows to test your memory within Linux,
- Package: eclipse-rcp-gcj
- integrated software-development tools. The Eclipse Platform allows tool
- Package: python-eggtrayicon
- This package contains a Python module based on GTK+ that allows to
Package: python-wnck
This package contains a module that allows to communicate with the
Package: python-gnomeapplet
This package contains a module that allows to write applets for the
Package: python-mediaprofiles
This package contains a module that allows to use the GNOME media
- Package: eclipse
- integrated software-development tools. The Eclipse Platform allows tool
Package: libglade2-0
This library allows to load externally stored user interfaces into
- Package: eclipse-gcj
- integrated software-development tools. The Eclipse Platform allows tool
Package: libgnome2-perl
libgnome2-perl allows to write programs with a GNOME user
+ Package: kpowersave
+ KPowersave is a KDE systray applet which allows to control the power
+ Package: libpackagekit-glib11
+ PackageKit allows to perform simple software management tasks over a DBus
+ Package: packagekit
+ PackageKit allows to perform simple software management tasks over a DBus
+ Package: python-evince
+ This package contains a module that allows to write applications using
This phrase could be caught in lintian, in the same way that common
misspellings are.
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"allows to" in package descriptions not caught by lintian
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/608231
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