Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add r-qtl.

[Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl>]

Package descriptions I follow are the same as those by the software
developers. If people care about jargon feel free to fix it.

I am happy with the original descriptions from the software authors.
Spelling it out won't help any users.

Personally I don't see why we have to stop this patch.

Pj.

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 07:18:10PM +0200, Mathieu Lirzin wrote:
> Pjotr Prins <pjotr.public12@thebird.nl> writes:
> 
> > * gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm (r-qtl): New variable.
> > ---
> >  gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
> 
> [...]
> 
> > +    (build-system r-build-system)
> > +    (home-page "http://www.rqtl.org")
> > +    (synopsis "Tools for Analyzing QTL Experiments")
>                                       ^^^
> Could you modify this be more explicit for a non-specialized audience?
> (Also capitalize only the first word.)
> 
> > +    (description "Bio-statistics library for analysis of experimental
> > +crosses to identify genes (called quantitative trait loci, QTLs)
> > +contributing to variation in quantitative traits.")
> > +    (license license:gpl3+)))
> 
> I don't understand the meaning but on the form side I think QTL sould be
> introduced in a full sentence like this "... Quantitative Trait Loci
> (QTL) ...".  Can you try to make it more verbose?
> 
> Otherwise LGTM.  Thanks.
> 
> --
> Mathieu Lirzin
> 

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