Comparison of packages in package descriptions (Re: esekeyd and triggerhappy)

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Stefan Tomanek wrote:

> I'm not sure whether such a direct comparison of packages in their description
> might be not be considered offensive to some and might incite some kind of arms
> race: "yo daemon so fat...".
> Think of such comparisons in the description of gnome/kde or vim/emacs packages :-)

That's why I'd be happy for you two to write them and not some
zealots.

Example:

 nvi

 Nvi is intended as a "bug-for-bug compatible" clone of the original
 BSD vi editor. As such, it doesn't have a lot of snazzy features as do
 some of the other vi clones such as elvis and vim. However, if all
 you want is vi, this is the one to get.

See also [1].  The debian-l10n-english list can help with wording if
you're having trouble being objective. :)

Regards,
Jonathan

[1] http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-pkg-desc