Bug#895478: gnome-screensaver: package Description should mention that it is not part of GNOME 3

[Simon McVittie]

Package: gnome-screensaver
Version: 3.6.1-4
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-l10n-***@lists.debian.org, debian-gtk-***@lists.debian.org

Like GNOME Panel (#895348), gnome-screensaver is left over from GNOME 2
and is no longer necessary or desirable in a GNOME 3 environment. Unlike
GNOME Panel, gnome-screensaver is no longer maintained upstream (I've
just filed a bug tagged as "upstream wontfix" to document this).

The package's Description doesn't give any hints that it is no longer
part of a "normal" GNOME installation, and I think it should.

GNOME screen saver and locker
gnome-screensaver is a screen saver and locker that aims to have simple,
sane and secure defaults, and be well integrated with the GNOME desktop.
.
.
* the ability to lock down configuration settings
* translation into other languages
* user switching

Here is an attempt at a more current description:

Screensaver and screen lock formerly used in GNOME

gnome-screensaver is a simple screen saver and screen lock, used in older
versions of the GNOME desktop environment.
.
It is designed to support, among other things:
.
* the ability to lock down configuration settings
* translation into other languages
* user switching
.
This package is not necessary in the GNOME desktop environment, because
GNOME Shell contains its own screen lock implementation. It is
used by lighter-weight desktop environments such as GNOME Flashback.

Rationale:
- mention that it isn't part of GNOME
- mention the replacement
- mention GNOME Flashback
- remove "secure defaults" because I don't think we should advertise
unmaintained software as being particularly secure
- remove statements about integration with the GNOME desktop because
the only screensaver that is integrated with the current GNOME desktop
is tightly integrated as part of GNOME Shell

Opinions?

Regards,
smcv

[Justin B Rye]

Post by Simon McVittie
Screensaver and screen lock formerly used in GNOME
gnome-screensaver is a simple screen saver and screen lock, used in older
versions of the GNOME desktop environment.
.
.
* the ability to lock down configuration settings
* translation into other languages
* user switching
.
This package is not necessary in the GNOME desktop environment, because
GNOME Shell contains its own screen lock implementation. It is
used by lighter-weight desktop environments such as GNOME Flashback.

For me (and most of the people I see considering this question on the
net) that has to be "more lightweight", not "lighter-weight"...

And is it a matter of "It is used" or "It can be used"?