On Friday 05 September 2008 13:50:52 Ana Beatriz Guerrero L?pez wrote:> Author: ana > Date: 2008-09-05 11:50:52 +0000 (Fri, 05 Sep 2008) > New Revision: 12095(This is just a random commit chosen - but the issue is more generic)> -Description: hexeditor for binary files > - okteta is a KDE 4 related hexeditor > +Description: hexeditor for binary files for KDE 4I really dislike the "for KDE" part in descriptions, because that way we are telling users of other window managers and desktop environments that this application is not for them. okteta for example is just a hexeditor using kde libraries and built from the kdeutils source package. I don''t mind at all mentioning kde somewhere in the long description, but I think the short description should mention what the program do and not what libraries it uses nor what programming language it is using. (exemptions to this is of course sthings that are for KDE, e.g. widget styles) Comments anyone ? /Sune -- How to cancel the BIOS? From Netscape NT you must click the jumper to boot from a ADSL button. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. Url : http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-kde-talk/attachments/20080905/b6172c07/attachment.pgp
On Fri, 05 Sep 08 14:05, Sune Vuorela wrote:> On Friday 05 September 2008 13:50:52 Ana Beatriz Guerrero L?pez wrote: > Comments anyone ?Yep, I completely agree with you. I also thought we had already discussed this once witht the same outcome, but I may be wrong. A lot of people immediately ignore programms, when they read the "for KDE" part. Greetings, Armin
Sune Vuorela wrote:> On Friday 05 September 2008 13:50:52 Ana Beatriz Guerrero L?pez wrote: >> Author: ana >> Date: 2008-09-05 11:50:52 +0000 (Fri, 05 Sep 2008) >> New Revision: 12095 > > (This is just a random commit chosen - but the issue is more generic) > >> -Description: hexeditor for binary files >> - okteta is a KDE 4 related hexeditor >> +Description: hexeditor for binary files for KDE 4 > > I really dislike the "for KDE" part in descriptions, because that way we are > telling users of other window managers and desktop environments that this > application is not for them.Fully agreed. Mentioning KDE in the long description is better.
On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 02:05:39PM +0200, Sune Vuorela wrote:> On Friday 05 September 2008 13:50:52 Ana Beatriz Guerrero L?pez wrote: > > Author: ana > > Date: 2008-09-05 11:50:52 +0000 (Fri, 05 Sep 2008) > > New Revision: 12095 > > (This is just a random commit chosen - but the issue is more generic) > > > -Description: hexeditor for binary files > > - okteta is a KDE 4 related hexeditor > > +Description: hexeditor for binary files for KDE 4 > > I really dislike the "for KDE" part in descriptions, because that way we are > telling users of other window managers and desktop environments that this > application is not for them. > > okteta for example is just a hexeditor using kde libraries and built from the > kdeutils source package. > I don''t mind at all mentioning kde somewhere in the long description, but I > think the short description should mention what the program do and not what > libraries it uses nor what programming language it is using. > > (exemptions to this is of course sthings that are for KDE, e.g. widget styles) > > Comments anyone ?I do not care too much. If you mention it you lose potential users, if you don''t you lose potential users too... Only, if we keep mentioning, then in KDE 3, states it is for kde 3 and in kde 4 that is for kde 4..