Bug#359332: boinc-client: Description improvement

Martin Schulze joey at infodrom.org
Fri Apr 21 06:28:11 UTC 2006


Frank S. Thomas wrote:
> package boinc-client
> tags 359332 + pending
> thanks
> 
> Moin Joey,
> 
> On Monday 27 March 2006 23:33, Martin Schulze wrote:
> > <li><a
> > href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/boinc-client">boinc-client</a
> >> -- BOINC core client.</li>
> > <li><a
> > href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/boinc-dev">boinc-dev</a> --
> > BOINC platform for distributed computing (development files).</li> <li><a
> > href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/boinc-manager">boinc-manager<
> >/a> -- control and monitor utility for the BOINC core client.</li>
> >
> > So what the heck is a BOINC core client?
> >
> > Please describe the package and don't simply repeat the name of the
> > package.
> 
> We changed the short descriptions to:
> 
> -Description: BOINC core client
> +Description: core client for the BOINC distributed computing infrastructure
> 
> -Description: control and monitor utility for the BOINC core client
> +Description: GUI to control and monitor the BOINC core client
> 
> -Description: BOINC platform for distributed computing (development files)
> +Description: development files to build applications for BOINC projects

That's much better

Regards,

	Joey

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