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01/03: doc: Recommend against marketing phrases in descriptions.
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
01/03: doc: Recommend against marketing phrases in descriptions. |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Jun 2016 21:51:38 +0000 (UTC) |
civodul pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.
commit 762e54b7b476982c007c9da96b3b17476a6f1d93
Author: Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden>
Date: Thu Jun 16 14:51:49 2016 +0200
doc: Recommend against marketing phrases in descriptions.
* doc/guix.texi (Synopses and Descriptions): Add note about marketing
phrases.
---
doc/guix.texi | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index cbecc3e..4c8dbd1 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -11172,9 +11172,15 @@ something like ``Manipulate nucleotide sequence
alignments'', which
hopefully gives the user a better idea of whether this is what they are
looking for.
address@hidden Texinfo markup, in package descriptions
Descriptions should take between five and ten lines. Use full
sentences, and avoid using acronyms without first introducing them.
+Please avoid marketing phrases such as ``world-leading'',
+``industrial-strength'', and ``next-generation'', and avoid superlatives
+like ``the most advanced''---they are not helpful to users looking for a
+package and may even sound suspicious. Instead, try to be factual,
+mentioning use cases and features.
+
address@hidden Texinfo markup, in package descriptions
Descriptions can include Texinfo markup, which is useful to introduce
ornaments such as @code{@@code} or @code{@@dfn}, bullet lists, or
hyperlinks (@pxref{Overview,,, texinfo, GNU Texinfo}). However you