Bug#979492: jami: Package description should be improved

[Bruno Kleinert]

Hi Jonas,

Am Donnerstag, dem 07.01.2021 um 14:14 +0100 schrieb Jonas Smedegaard:
> Hi again, Bruno,
> 
> Quoting Bruno Kleinert (2021-01-07 13:32:34)
> > Am Donnerstag, dem 07.01.2021 um 12:34 +0100 schrieb 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.
> > 
> > Maybe the paragraph "To some degree Jami provides similar […]" is too 
> > much.
> 
> From where are you quoting the above?
> 
> It would probably help if you propose a concrete text to replace or be 
> appended to existing package description.  My apologies if that is 
> exactly what you did already and I simply missed it somehow.
> 
> [ after re-reading original post, and then again a third time...]
> 
> OOOOHHH, now I see your patch.  I am very sorry, I totally missed that 
> in my first reply.

Aaaaah, that explains your first reply! :) When I read it I was
wondering "Phhh, did he even just ignore the patch?!" :D

> 
> Your proposed patch looks fine to me.  Only part I dislike is the 
> paragraph linking to upstream and enumerating other platforms: Package 
> has a Homepage field to reference upstream, and I find it better to 
> mention more broadly that "Jami is available on non-Linux paltforms as 
> well."
> 
> Also, concretely, the paragraph "To some degree..." looks fine to me.
> 
> 
> > However, everything else is facts. My use of the word buzzwords was 
> > probably wrong, I meant search terms that users likely apt search for 
> > to find a substitution of a proprietary (Skype, WhatsApp, …) program 
> > or something that is not yet available in Debian (BBB, Jitsi Meet).
> 
> It was the word buzzwords that made me react strongly - I do agree with 
> you that current package description is vague.  Sorry that I did not 
> make that clear.
> 
> 
> > Please reconsider your decision, the patch is intended to support our 
> > users.
> 
> To clarify, I am providing input on this bugreport but not "deciding".  
> Sorry if my opinions come across as definitive.
> 
> 
>  - Jonas
> 

Never mind, I'm glad we sorted out the misunderstanding early before
any pillow fight started :) From the Uploaders field I assume Alexandre
may be the one who decides how to proceed.

Cheers,
Bruno
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