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Re: Packages in section python/perl simply because implemented in python/perl



On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Sami Liedes <sliedes@cc.hut.fi> wrote:
> (NOTE: Am I the only one who thinks descriptions, especially short
> descriptions as in phenny, usually shouldn't tell what language was
> used to implement the program? It's just not relevant to the user.)

Me agrees. Looks more of irresponsible advertising to me.

> Well, I don't know if you agree with me that "written in Python" is a
> poor reason to put a package in the python section, I couldn't find
> anything about it in the New Maintainers' Guide, for example. But if
> you do, perhaps a note should be added to the NMG, given how common
> this seems to be.

Me agrees too.



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