Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 10:33:39AM +1000, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Then you've submitted the ITP report incorrectly. That field
> > should be the intended 'Description' field of the package.
>
> Where's that written? I don't mean to be objectionable, but no such
> requirement is listed in the developer's reference:
> http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/pkgs.html#newpackage
It's in the instructions for WNPP, and in the form asked by 'reportbug'.
If your request type is ITP (1) or RFP (4) you are asked for a
short description and then for some information about the package:
Please briefly describe this package; this should be an
appropriate short description for the eventual package:
> A DESCRIPTION
<URL:http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/>
> I think it's more important to submit an ITP early to avoid
> duplicate work than to spend more time perfecting the package
> description.
It needn't be perfect, but it should be the prospective packager's
intended description of the package.
This is important to allow meaningful discussion about the package
before further work is done on it; the synopsis and description are a
large part of the filter someone will use to decide whether to take a
closer look at the ITP.
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Ben Finney
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