On Sat, 2002-03-30 at 01:52, Colin Walters wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-03-29 at 11:51, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> > >>"Chris" == Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Chris> I'd rather have this be a guideline than a rule. So, I'm not sure
> > Chris> policy is the right place. (Sure wish we had someplace else where
> > Chris> guidelines could go.) But if it does go in policy, I think "should"
> > Chris> might be too strong.
> >
> > I would have less objection were this couched as a
> > ``recommends'' rather than a should rule,
>
> Ok, how about the attached patch?
Siigh.
cd /tmp/
diff -u -L /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/policy.sgml.gz -L /tmp/policy.new.sgml
/tmp/jka-com14265Qx /tmp/policy.new.sgml
--- /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/policy.sgml.gz
+++ /tmp/policy.new.sgml
@@ -2392,12 +2392,17 @@
conflicts have been declared.
</p>
- <sect1><heading>Notes about writing descriptions
+ <sect1><heading>Recommendations for writing descriptions
</heading>
-
+
<p>
- The single line synopsis should be kept brief - certainly
- under 80 characters.
+ The description begins with a single line synopsis. The
+ purpose of this line is much like that of a subtitle for a
+ book; it should concisely describe (in under 80
+ characters) what the package is. It is recommended that
+ the first letter in the synopsis not be capitalized, and
+ that it not end in a period, unless this would occur
+ naturally because of the presence of e.g. acronyms.
</p>
<p>
Diff finished at Sat Mar 30 01:40:02
