[Pkg-silc-devel] Bug#447330: silc-server: [debconf_rewrite] Debconf templates and debian/control review

[Christian Perrier]

Package: silc-server
Version: N/A
Severity: normal
Tags: patch

Dear Debian maintainer,

On Friday, October 05, 2007, I notified you of the beginning of a review process
concerning debconf templates for silc-server.

The debian-l10n-english contributors have now reviewed these templates,
and the proposed changes are attached to this bug report.

Please review the suggested changes are suggested, and if you have any
objections, let me know in the next 3 days.

Please try to avoid uploading silc-server with these changes right now.

The second phase of this process will begin on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, when I will
coordinate updates to translations of debconf templates.

The existing translators will be notified of the changes: they will
receive an updated PO file for their language.

Simultaneously, a general call for new translations will be sent to
the debian-i18n mailing list.

Both these calls for translations will request updates to be sent as
individual bug reports. That will probably trigger a lot of bug
reports against your package, but these should be easier to deal with.

The call for translation updates and new translations will run until
about Tuesday, November 13, 2007. Please avoid uploading a package with fixed or changed
debconf templates and/or translation updates in the meantime. Of
course, other changes are safe.

Please note that this is an approximative delay, which depends on my
own availability to process this work and is influenced by the fact
that I simultaneously work on many packages.

Around <DAY25>, I will contact you again and will send a final patch
summarizing all the updates (changes to debconf templates,
updates to debconf translations and new debconf translations).

Again, thanks for your attention and cooperation.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
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--- silc-server.old/debian/templates	2007-10-05 20:26:01.326190034 +0200
+++ silc-server/debian/templates	2007-10-20 08:59:28.673391071 +0200
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
+# These templates have been reviewed by the debian-l10n-english
+# team
+#
+# If modifications/additions/rewording are needed, please ask
+# debian-l10n-english at lists.debian.org for advice.
+#
+# Even minor modifications require translation updates and such
+# changes should be coordinated with translators and reviewers.
+
 Template: silcd/server-name
 Type: string
-_Description: silcd server name:
+_Description: SILC server name:
  Please enter the name of the SILC server (e.g. "Our SILC server").
 
 Template: silcd/host-name
 Type: string
-_Description: silcd hostname:
+_Description: SILC server hostname:
  Please enter the hostname (or the IP address) of the SILC server
  (e.g. silc.example.org).
 
 Template: silcd/real-name
 Type: string
-_Description: silcd administrator real name:
+_Description: SILC server administrator real name:
  Please enter the real name of the operator running the SILC server
  (e.g. "J. Random Operator").
  .
@@ -19,7 +28,7 @@
 
 Template: silcd/email
 Type: string
-_Description: silcd administrator email address:
+_Description: SILC server administrator email address:
  Please enter the email address of the operator running the SILC server
  (e.g. silc at example.org).
  .
@@ -27,32 +36,32 @@
 
 Template: silcd/organization
 Type: string
-_Description: silcd organization:
- Please enter the organization running the SILC server
+_Description: SILC server organization name:
+ Please enter the name of the organization running the SILC server
  (e.g. "Our Organization").
  .
  This field may be left empty.
 
 Template: silcd/country
 Type: string
-_Description: silcd location:
- Please enter the country where the SILC server is located.
+_Description: SILC server location:
+ Please enter the name of the country where the SILC server is located.
  .
  This field may be left empty.
 
 Template: silcd/admin-nick
 Type: string
-_Description: silcd administrator nickname:
+_Description: SILC server administrator nickname:
  Please enter the nickname of the administrator of the SILC server.
  .
- The administrator will need to use this nickname in order to authenticate.
+ The administrator will use it for identification on the server.
 
 Template: silcd/admin-passphrase
 Type: password
-_Description: silcd administrator passphrase:
+_Description: SILC administrator passphrase:
  Please enter the passphrase for the SILC server administrator.
  .
  The administrator will need to use this passphrase in order to authenticate.
  .
- Please note that it will be stored in an unencrypted form in a configuration
+ Please note that it will be stored in clear text in a configuration
  file.
--- silc-server.old/debian/control	2007-10-05 20:26:01.326190034 +0200
+++ silc-server/debian/control	2007-10-06 14:07:24.455284739 +0200
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 Standards-Version: 3.7.2
 XS-Vcs-Svn: svn://svn.debian.org/pkg-silc/silc-server/trunk
 XS-Vcs-Browser: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-silc/silc-server/trunk
+Homepage: http://silcnet.org/software/users/server/
 
 Package: silcd
 Architecture: any
@@ -21,5 +22,3 @@
  .
  This package provides a system daemon that can act as a SILC router or
  server.
- .
-  Homepage: http://silcnet.org/software/users/server/