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List:       pear-dev
Subject:    Re: [PEAR-DEV] Better Package Descriptions?
From:       Sean Coates <sean () phparch ! com>
Date:       2005-08-28 18:49:29
Message-ID: 43120739.4090605 () phparch ! com
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> On principle I think it is a good idea, but rather than commit directly,
> open a bug report or send the maintainer a patch.

This seems to be the general concensus, and I'm OK with that. This is
what I'll do in the coming months.

Thanks for the feedback, all.

-- 
Sean Coates
Editor-in-Chief
php|architect


>> Hello fellow PEARs.
>>
>> <reference type="pop_culture:Simpsons">You might remember me from such
>> packages as PEAR::Mail_Mime</reference>, but today, I'm wearing my
>> Editor hat.
>>
>> Every month, we, at php|architect, run a "What's New" column, with a
>> part of that dedicated to new releases in PEAR. We generally borrow from
>> the package descriptions, to.. describe packages
>>
>> My job as editor (well, one of my jobs) is to make sure the text reads
>> well, and is proper English. This is not the case for many package.xml
>> files, unfortunately.
>>
>> So, now, I ask: would you, PEAR developers, be open to me editing the
>> descriptions in your package.xml files (when in CVS)? I can't promise
>> that I'll hit everything, but as this will save /me/ time each month,
>> I'll try to edit them as I come across mistakes. I wouldn't change the
>> meaning of what's there; I'd just fix spelling and grammar mistakes, and
>> make text flow in a more readable manner.
>>
>> Comments?
>>
>>  
>>
> 

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