On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 04:35:42PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 08:02:08PM +0200, Sebastian Rittau wrote:
Gnnn...
> > Currently, most package start the short package description with a
> > capital letter, but some don't. Also, some short descriptions end
> > with a period, some don't. I think, policy state, what is correct.
^
should
> > (I would prefer capital letter and period, but that's just a personal
> > preference.) Of course, policy shouldn't be too strict about that
> > as there may be cases where for example a capital letter doesn't
make
> > sense (e.g. aRts is a name that should be spelled just like that,
> > also please respect non-english package description translations).
Two missing words in one paragraph... I really should start again to
re-read what I have written before sending mail.
> I also think that that short description should be as close as possible
> to a real sentence.
Agreed. Thatswhy I prefer the period. :)
- Sebastian
