[libcommons-net-java] 20/31: Improved the package description

[Emmanuel Bourg]

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commit 4900695136b38e17e6270664d6a53390199adc2a
Author: Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg at apache.org>
Date:   Mon Aug 4 21:13:36 2014 +0000

    Improved the package description
---
 debian/changelog |  1 +
 debian/control   | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dca3db0..3431d42 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 libcommons-net2-java (2.2-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * debian/control:
+    - Improved the package description
     - Standards-Version updated to 3.9.5 (no changes)
     - Use canonical URLs for the Vcs-* fields
   * Use XZ compression for the upstream tarball
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c7ec23e..393e335 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -14,26 +14,33 @@ Package: libcommons-net2-java
 Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: libcommons-net2-java-doc
-Description: internet protocol suite Java library
- This is an Internet protocol suite Java library originally developed by
- ORO, Inc. This version supports Finger, Whois, TFTP, Telnet, POP3, FTP,
- NNTP, SMTP, and some miscellaneous protocols like Time and Echo as well
- as BSD R command support. The purpose of the library is to provide
- fundamental protocol access, not higher-level abstractions. Therefore,
- some of the design violates object-oriented design principles. Our
- philosophy is to make the global functionality of a protocal accesible
- (e.g., TFTP send file and receive file) when possible, but also provide
- access to the fundamental protocols where applicable so that the
- programmer may construct his own custom implementations (e.g, the TFTP
- packet classes and the TFTP packet send and receive methods are
- exposed). NetComponents was originally a commercial product, but after
- ORO dissolved, it was continued to be made available for those who
- found it useful. However, no updates have been made since version
- 1.3.8, released in 1998. Now that certain contract obligations have
- expired, it is possible to make the source code freely available under
- the Apache Software License.
+Description: Apache Commons Net - Java client API for basic Internet protocols
+ The Apache Commons Net library implements the client side of many basic
+ Internet protocols. The purpose of the library is to provide fundamental
+ protocol access, not higher-level abstractions. Therefore, some of the
+ design violates object-oriented design principles. The philosophy is to
+ make the global functionality of a protocol accessible (e.g., TFTP send
+ file and receive file) when possible, but also provide access to the
+ fundamental protocols where applicable so that a programmer may construct
+ his own custom implementations (e.g, the TFTP packet classes and the TFTP
+ packet send and receive methods are exposed).
  .
- This is a part of the Apache Jakarta Project.
+ The supported protocols include:
+  * FTP/FTPS
+  * FTP over HTTP (experimental)
+  * NNTP
+  * SMTP(S)
+  * POP3(S)
+  * IMAP(S)
+  * Telnet
+  * TFTP
+  * Finger
+  * Whois
+  * rexec/rcmd/rlogin
+  * Time (rdate) and Daytime
+  * Echo
+  * Discard
+  * NTP/SNTP
 
 Package: libcommons-net2-java-doc
 Section: doc
@@ -41,25 +48,15 @@ Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}
 Recommends: default-jdk-doc
 Suggests: libcommons-net2-java
-Description: internet protocol suite Java library - API docs
- This is an Internet protocol suite Java library originally developed by
- ORO, Inc. This version supports Finger, Whois, TFTP, Telnet, POP3, FTP,
- NNTP, SMTP, and some miscellaneous protocols like Time and Echo as well
- as BSD R command support. The purpose of the library is to provide
- fundamental protocol access, not higher-level abstractions. Therefore,
- some of the design violates object-oriented design principles. Our
- philosophy is to make the global functionality of a protocal accesible
- (e.g., TFTP send file and receive file) when possible, but also provide
- access to the fundamental protocols where applicable so that the
- programmer may construct his own custom implementations (e.g, the TFTP
- packet classes and the TFTP packet send and receive methods are
- exposed). NetComponents was originally a commercial product, but after
- ORO dissolved, it was continued to be made available for those who
- found it useful. However, no updates have been made since version
- 1.3.8, released in 1998. Now that certain contract obligations have
- expired, it is possible to make the source code freely available under
- the Apache Software License.
+Description: Apache Commons Net (API documentation)
+ The Apache Commons Net library implements the client side of many basic
+ Internet protocols. The purpose of the library is to provide fundamental
+ protocol access, not higher-level abstractions. Therefore, some of the
+ design violates object-oriented design principles. The philosophy is to
+ make the global functionality of a protocol accessible (e.g., TFTP send
+ file and receive file) when possible, but also provide access to the
+ fundamental protocols where applicable so that a programmer may construct
+ his own custom implementations (e.g, the TFTP packet classes and the TFTP
+ packet send and receive methods are exposed).
  .
- This is a part of the Apache Jakarta Project.
- .
- This package contains the API documentation for libcommons-net-java.
+ This package contains the API documentation for libcommons-net2-java.

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