From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nils Gillmann 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 10:43:46 +0200 Message-ID: <87r3er6nr1.fsf@grrlz.net> 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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38692) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1alYDB-0002rQ-7f for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2016 04:44:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1alYD7-0002dz-5Q for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2016 04:44:17 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:41880) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1alYD6-0002di-W3 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2016 04:44:13 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1alYCx-0007ZT-O8 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:44:03 +0200 Received: from xd9bb8ad5.dyn.telefonica.de ([217.187.138.213]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:44:03 +0200 Received: from niasterisk by xd9bb8ad5.dyn.telefonica.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:44:03 +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: guix-devel@gnu.org ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > Nils Gillmann skribis: > >> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: >> >>> Nils Gillmann skribis: >>> >>>> Leo Famulari 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 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 > ‘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? >>> Another comment: should we call this package “gnunet-next”, like we did >>> for “guile-next”? This would make it clear that it’s a development >>> snapshot. (Sorry for not coming up with that idea earlier.) >> >> I am used to -git, -svn > > Sorry, I had overlooked that “-svn” is already there. Perfect! > > Thank you, > Ludo’, who must be tired. > > -- ng personal contact: http://krosos.sdf.org EDN: https://wiki.c3d2.de/EDN