From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: [PATCH 2] gnunet: description (was Re: [PATCH] gnunet.scm -> various changes (description update, adds gnunet-svn, gnunet-gtk-svn, gnurl)) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 23:28:34 +0200 Message-ID: <87d1qabam5.fsf@gnu.org> References: <874mcd2cl2.fsf@grrlz.net> <87wpomr4jr.fsf@grrlz.net> <20160328164646.GE8174@jasmine> <87oa9yts9p.fsf@grrlz.net> <87egar8x6n.fsf@gnu.org> <87egarfu1w.fsf@grrlz.net> <87mvpfaw38.fsf@gnu.org> <87r3er6nr1.fsf@grrlz.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42958) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1alk8v-0006vb-5e for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:28:46 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1alk8r-0001pw-Vt for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:28:41 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87r3er6nr1.fsf@grrlz.net> (Nils Gillmann's message of "Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:43:46 +0200") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Nils Gillmann Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Nils Gillmann skribis: > ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > >> Nils Gillmann skribis: >> >>> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: >>> >>>> Nils Gillmann skribis: >>>> >>>>> Leo Famulari writes: >>>> >>>> [...] >>>> >>>>>>> + (description "GNUnet is a framework for secure, distributed, pe= er-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 interne= t protocol >>>>>>> +stack. Along with an application for secure publication of files,= it has >>>>>>> +grown to include all kinds of basic applications for the foundatio= n 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 v= ersion >>>>>>> +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=E2=80=99s not that simple. ;-) >>>> >>>> Descriptions for GNU packages are maintained in a canonical place >>>> outside of Guix (they=E2=80=99re also use for other purposes, such as = gnu.org), >>>> and we synchronize from them. =E2=80=98guix lint -c gnu-description= =E2=80=99 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 bug-womb@gnu.org 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 >> =E2=80=98guix lint=E2=80=99. > > 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 bug-womb@gnu.org if you want. The source is at . HTH, Ludo=E2=80=99.