[Bug 784950] Review Request: ktp-contact-applet - Telepathy contact plasmoid

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--- Comment #21 from nucleo <alekcejk at googlemail.com> 2012-02-09 09:47:50 EST ---
(In reply to comment #19)
> One thing that leaps out immediately, IMO:
> 
> > Summary: Telepathy contact plasmoid
> > 
> > %description
> > %{summary}.
> 
> Please really avoid making the description a copy of the summary, which usually
> doesn't build a full sentence. The description is supposed to expand on the
> summary.
> 
> [...]
> 
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#summary
> 
> | The summary should be a short and concise description of the package.
> | The description expands upon this.
> 
> [...]
> 
> With a comprehendible description (and summary) you also want to raise interest
> among users, who browse through package search results. A good description
> would even sum up what "Telepathy" is.
> 
> Insiders may consider the three words in the summary concise, but even with the
> insider knowledge what "Telepathy" is and what a "plasmoid" is, one wonders
> what this package does? What does it do related to Telepathy contacts? Display
> them or more? What is its primary feature? The description should tell.
> 
> Some other distributions mention "KDE" in the summary and avoid using the
> special term "plasmoid". I think that's smarter:
> 
>   Telepathy contact applet for KDE
>   KDE Telepathy contact applet
>   Plasma applet for displaying contacts
> 
> e.g.
> KDE applet to handle Telepathy contacts
> 
> and the description could mention Plasma, if that is considered essential.

Great, finally error in package found!

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