Re: [PATCH 2] gnunet: description (was Re: [PATCH] gnunet.scm -> various changes (description update, adds gnunet-svn, gnunet-gtk-svn, gnurl))

[Nils Gillmann]

address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> Nils Gillmann <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
>>
>>> Nils Gillmann <address@hidden> skribis:
>>>
>>>> address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Nils Gillmann <address@hidden> skribis:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Leo Famulari <address@hidden> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +   (description "GNUnet is a framework for secure, distributed, 
>>>>>>>> peer-to-peer
>>>>>>>> +networking.  The high-level goal is to provide a strong foundation of 
>>>>>>>> free
>>>>>>>> +software for a global, distributed network which provides security and
>>>>>>>> +privacy.  GNUnet in that sense aims to replace the current internet 
>>>>>>>> protocol
>>>>>>>> +stack.  Along with an application for secure publication of files, it 
>>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>>> +grown to include all kinds of basic applications for the foundation 
>>>>>>>> of a GNU
>>>>>>>> +internet.
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +gnunet-0.10.1 is the last stable release candidate, however for
>>>>>>>> +development purposes and keeping up with latest changes, the SVN 
>>>>>>>> version
>>>>>>>> +might be preferable until a new version is released.")
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do we have a consensus on how to handle this sort of "Guix metadata"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which metadata do you refer to here?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The description is good with the GNUnet project, talked about it
>>>>>> with others involved in GNUnet.
>>>>>
>>>>> It’s not that simple.  ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Descriptions for GNU packages are maintained in a canonical place
>>>>> outside of Guix (they’re also use for other purposes, such as gnu.org),
>>>>> and we synchronize from them.  ‘guix lint -c gnu-description’ reports
>>>>> differences with said database.
>>>>
>>>> I have write access in gnunet.org and only need to find some
>>>> minutes of focus and concentration to change the description on
>>>> the frontpage. But I guess again that is is not that simple
>>>> either for Guix?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thus, in general, we should keep the canonical synopsis/description for
>>>>> GNU packages, and email address@hidden if we think a
>>>>> synopsis/description must be changed.
>>>>
>>>> As far as I understand Christian, he's good with any better
>>>> description which does not do total damage to the project.
>>>> I got input on the description I added here from most of the
>>>> people involved in SecuShare, another project I am involved in
>>>> which is part of GNUnet, and it was okay for them.
>>>
>>> Do what you want. ;-)  My point is just that the description that appears
>>> in Guix must be the canonical GNU description, i.e., the one returned by
>>> ‘guix lint’.
>>
>> Okay, and this description is set outside of gnunet.org I assume.
>> If I propose this new description to Christian (currently it was
>> a number of people but I only talked to cg at the conference
>> where we met that I feel it needs some change etc), is that
>> weightful enough to change the description on gnu.org whereever
>> it sits?
>
> As I wrote above, you can email a new description to address@hidden if
> you want.  The source is at
> <http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/gnumaint/pkgblurbs.txt?root=womb>.
>
> HTH,
> Ludo’.

Oh, thanks.
Added to my todo list.

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