diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index 9ee16f9f7..60adb851a 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -10,5 +10,34 @@ Architecture: any Depends: python (>= 2.3) Recommends: python-sqlite Suggests: python-twisted -Description: - +Description: A robust and user friendly Python IRC bot. + Supybot is an IRC bot written in Python; its goals are primarily + clarity, utility, and flexibility. + + Clarity refers both to the code with which the bot is implemented + and the ease with which the users can discover how to use the bot. + One of the primary reasons Supybot was written was to give Python + programmers a better option for writing IRC bots -- the framework + since developed makes writing new plugins simple and easy. + + Utility refers to the bot's ability to serve a useful + purpose. Including several useful plugins by default (and always + gladly accepting more :)), chances are, Supybot does what you + want. If it doesn't yet, chances are it will, if someone's + interested in writing the plugin. + + Flexibility refers both to the ability of the user to customize + the way the bot behaves and the ability of the programmer to + achieve his goals when writing plugins for Supybot. We've written + a complete, highly flexible capability system, allowing those who + run bots to specify with the granularity of a single command + exactly how their users should be able to interact with the + bot. For programmers, we offer entry points at every level of the + framework for the utmost in flexibility with respect to the IRC + protocol. At the highest level, they can simply reply to messages, + but at the lowest level they can access the actual socket to the + IRC server. + + We hope that you'll find that Supybot is an excellent and easy + replacement for a number of other bots, including Blootbot, + Mozbot, RBot, and Moobot.