Hi,

>> > What is the significance of "from source" here?
>>
>> It's just for indicating that we're talking about VC packages
>> specifically.  Does that make sense?
>
> Then how about
>
>   List of packages to install from their VCS repositories.
>

SGTM, updated in the new patch (v3) I've attached below.

>> >> +  "Send patch for REVISIONS to maintainer of the package PKG-DESC using SUBJECT.
>> >
>> > This should mention email, otherwise SUBJECT is confusing.  Maybe use
>> > "Email" instead of "Send".
>>
>> Alright, I made a couple more changes to this one.
>
> Now you have lost the reference to SUBJECT.  Was that necessary?  We
> generally try to mention all the mandatory arguments in the first line
> of the doc string.  The sentence below seems to be squeezable into 79
> columns:
>
>   Email patches for REVISIONS to maintainer of package PKG-DESC using SUBJECT.
>
> (Dropping articles is a frequent trick to make the first line fit.)

Nicely squeezed :) I've adopted your phrasing in the patch below.