Bug#979492: jami: Package description should be improved

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Bruno Kleinert (2021-01-07 11:46:08)
> the package description is too "shy" and should include buzzwords and 
> search terms.
> 
> Since other video conference tools like BigBlueButton and Jitsi Meet 
> are not included in Debian, Jami can partly substitute those. An 
> improved description can help users to find Jami as a solution for 
> their needs in the package archive.

No, goal of package description is not to sell but to inform: Avoid
buzzwords but include actual facts.

My common approach is to pick a few essential sentences from upstream 
README, remove any buzz and irrelevant parts (like "it is fully free 
software"), and then compare with and borrow from first paragraph of 
Wikipedia article if such exist.

I would propose to add this text, based solely on Wikipedia article 
(because a quick look at source README and upstream Homepage didn't 
provide any usable text at all):

> Jami (formerly GNU Ring, SFLphone) is a SIP-compatible distributed 
> peer-to-peer softphone and SIP-based instant messenger client, similar 
> in functionality to the proprietary Skype.


 - Jonas

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