Bug#579675: ITP: goban -- Goban screensaver
 

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Al Nikolov <clown@debian.org>


* Package name : goban
Version : 1.1
Upstream Author : Scott Draves <spot@draves.org>
* URL : http://draves.org/goban/
* License : GPL
Programming Lang: C
Description : Goban screensaver

Replays historical games of go (aka wei-chi and baduk) on the screen.



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Bug#579675: ITP: goban -- Goban screensaver
 

Hello,

On Thu, 2010-04-29 at 22:36 +0400, Al Nikolov wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Al Nikolov <clown@debian.org>
>
>
> * Package name : goban
> Version : 1.1
> Upstream Author : Scott Draves <spot@draves.org>
> * URL : http://draves.org/goban/
> * License : GPL
> Programming Lang: C
> Description : Goban screensaver

The short description should not include the package name, maybe
something like:
"screen saver replaying games of Go"

> Replays historical games of go (aka wei-chi and baduk) on the screen.

The long description could/should also mention:
- that it's a screen-saver.
- that it is "Designed to work with xscreensaver and Gnome."
- which "historical games of go" are replayed? (the game played
using cgoban, right?)

Franklin




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Bug#579675: ITP: goban -- Goban screensaver
 

On Monday 03 May 2010 00:28:55 Frank Lin PIAT wrote:
> > Description : Goban screensaver
>
> The short description should not include the package name, maybe
> something like:
> "screen saver replaying games of Go"

I haven't mentioned the name of the program, just the object on the screen.
But i agree to use your proposed short description.

> > Replays historical games of go (aka wei-chi and baduk) on the screen.
>
> The long description could/should also mention:
> - that it's a screen-saver.

If this is mentioned in the short description?

> - that it is "Designed to work with xscreensaver and Gnome."

I don't think it should be linked with Gnome somehow. Xscreensaver is almost
standard part of every usual desktop installation, at least for Gnome/KDE,
and it is in Required.

>- which "historical games of go" are replayed? (the game played
> using cgoban, right?)

Well, no. Actually the original source tarball is consisting of some set of
historic games which can be easily extended/replaced by user.


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Bug#579675: ITP: goban -- Goban screensaver
 

On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 17:01 +0400, Al Nikolov wrote:
> On Monday 03 May 2010 00:28:55 Frank Lin PIAT wrote:
> > > Description : Goban screensaver
> >
> > The short description should not include the package name, maybe
> > something like:
> > "screen saver replaying games of Go"

> > > Replays historical games of go (aka wei-chi and baduk) on the screen.
> >
> > The long description could/should also mention:
> > - that it's a screen-saver.
>
> If this is mentioned in the short description?

The short description is like the subject of an email.
see developper-reference[1].

> > - that it is "Designed to work with xscreensaver and Gnome."
>
> I don't think it should be linked with Gnome somehow.

I suppose it should only mention Gnome if it actually uses Gnome libs,
or if integrates with gnome properly. (My suggestion was based on my
understanding of upstream's website).

> Xscreensaver is almost standard part of every usual desktop
> installation, at least for Gnome/KDE, and it is in Required.

xscreensaver is not part of Lenny/Gnome desktop. I would file a bug if
Squeeze/Gnome were recommending xscreensaver.

Anyway, it doesn't matter to mention xscreensaver in the description,
the package will depend on it, isn't it?

> >- which "historical games of go" are replayed? (the game played
> > using cgoban, right?)
>
> Well, no. Actually the original source tarball is consisting of some set of
> historic games which can be easily extended/replaced by user.

Even though this is possible, I suppose that very few users will do it,
so it isn't the main feature.

So, maybe something like:
"This is a screen saver that replays some games of go (aka wei-chi and
baduk). The pre-recorded games shipped in the packages were recorded
during various tournaments"
(please review this description carefully, especially the statement in
the second sentence).

Feel free to improve/rewrite my suggestions.

Franklin

[1] http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-pkg-synopsis


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