Bug#97263: package page: Would like to add notes
On Mon, 14 May 2001 08:26:54 -0500, "James A. Treacy" <treacy@master.debian.org> wrote:
> On Sat, May 12, 2001 at 11:54:37PM +0200, Simon Richter wrote:
> > On Sat, 12 May 2001, Josip Rodin wrote:
> >
> > [Notes on the package page]
> >
> > > > > Can't you add the notes in the Description: field of the package?
> >
> > > > Not really, because they are about future versions of the package
> > > > (upstream is working on some fixes for bugs that appear randomly, so am
> > > > I). I don't think that would be appropriate for the Description.
> >
> > > And what exactly makes you think it would be appropriate for the package web
> > > page, then?
> >
> > I'd like to have user feedback on a few packaging issues, especially the
> > questions debconf will ask. I can't think of a better place than the
> > package page.
> >
> Why don't you just include a URL (people.d.o is a good place to use) in the
> description pointing to a page with this extra information?
IMHO, this is the best solution, Simon.
>
> --
> James (Jay) Treacy
> treacy@debian.org
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