Re: Package description policy?

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 09:36:35AM +0100, Jens Peter Secher wrote:
> I have recently seen quite a few packages like
> 
> > Source: wu-ftpd
> > Description: 
> >  wu-ftpd    - powerful and widely used FTP server
> >  wu-ftpd-academ - wu-ftpd upgrade convenience package [removable]
> 
> or 
> 
> > Source: sbuild
> > Description: 
> >  sbuild     - Tool for building Debian binary packages from Debian sources
> 
> The Policy section 5.7.1. gives excellent reasons for why /not/ to
> include the name in the description field.  Is this going to be
> changed?

I don't understand, how do those two examples above conflict with the rule
that the name shouldn't be in the short description?

(And notice how wu-ftpd-academ isn't an upgrade convenience package for
itself, but for wu-ftpd :)

-- 
     2. That which causes joy or happiness.