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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/gnunet.scm | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/grub.scm | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/maths.scm | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm | 2 |
4 files changed, 18 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnunet.scm b/gnu/packages/gnunet.scm index 3b111fd27c..55942019b5 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/gnunet.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/gnunet.scm @@ -240,12 +240,15 @@ supports HTTPS, HTTPS and GnuTLS.") (alist-delete 'check %standard-phases))))) - (synopsis "Anonymous peer-to-peer file-sharing framework") + (synopsis "Secure, decentralized, peer-to-peer networking framework") (description - "GNUnet is a framework for secure, peer-to-peer networking. It works in a -decentralized manner and does not rely on any notion of trusted services. One -service implemented on it is censorship-resistant file-sharing. Communication -is encrypted and anonymity is provided by making messages originating from a -peer indistinguishable from those that the peer is routing.") + "GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that does not +use any centralized or otherwise trusted services. Our high-level goal is to +provide a strong free software foundation for a global network that provides +security and privacy. GNUnet started with an idea for anonymous +censorship-resistant file-sharing, but has grown to incorporate other +applications as well as many generic building blocks for secure networking +applications. In particular, GNUnet now includes the GNU Name System, a +privacy-preserving, decentralized public key infrastructure.") (license license:gpl3+) (home-page "https://gnunet.org/"))) diff --git a/gnu/packages/grub.scm b/gnu/packages/grub.scm index 9bb4af6683..fabbbc439d 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/grub.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/grub.scm @@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ (description "GRUB is a multiboot bootloader. It is used for initially loading the kernel of an operating system and then transferring control to it. The kernel -then goes on to load the rest of the operating system. As a multiboot boot -loader, GRUB handles the presence of multiple operating systems installed on -the same computer; upon booting the computer, the user is presented with a +then goes on to load the rest of the operating system. As a multiboot +bootloader, GRUB handles the presence of multiple operating systems installed +on the same computer; upon booting the computer, the user is presented with a menu to select one of the installed operating systems.") (license gpl3+))) diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm index d23ec385f4..6082808497 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm @@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ (build-system gnu-build-system) (synopsis "Conversion between thousands of scales") (description - "GNU Units converts between measured quantities between units of -measure. It can handle scale changes through adaptive usage of standard -scale prefixes (micro-, kilo-, etc.). It can also handle nonlinear -conversions such as Fahrenheit to Celsius. Its interpreter is powerful -enough to be used effectively as a scientific calculator.") + "GNU Units converts numeric quantities between units of measure. It +can handle scale changes through adaptive usage of standard scale prefixes +(micro-, kilo-, etc.). It can also handle nonlinear conversions such as +Fahrenheit to Celsius. Its interpreter is powerful enough to be used +effectively as a scientific calculator.") (license license:gpl3+) (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/units/"))) diff --git a/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm b/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm index ea559ec936..8c51b54f18 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ indentation counting, function and file indices and more.") (synopsis "Generating PostScript, including pretty-printing") (description "GNU Enscript is a program to convert ASCII text files to PostScript, -HTML or RTF formats, to be stored in files or sent immediately to a printer. +HTML or RTF formats, to be stored in files or sent immediately to a printer. It also includes the capability to perform syntax highlighting for several different programming languages.") (license gpl3+))) |