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[Faheem Mitha <faheem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Please comment on the following as a description of DOLFIN.

I need

a) A short description (under 80 chars). How about

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C++ library for solving ordinary and partial differential equations.
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b) An extended description. The short and extended description are 
independent. How about

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DOLFIN is the C++ interface of the FEniCS project in Computational 
Mathematical Modeling, providing a consistent PSE (Problem Solving 
Environment) for solving ordinary and partial differential equations.
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The extended description does not have a length limit. Here are the 
guidelines for the extended description.

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The description should describe the package (the program) to a user 
(system administrator) who has never met it before so that they have 
enough information to decide whether they want to install it. This 
description should not just be copied verbatim from the program's 
documentation.

Put important information first, both in the synopsis and extended 
description. Sometimes only the first part of the synopsis or of the 
description will be displayed. You can assume that there will usually be a 
way to see the whole extended description.

The description should also give information about the significant 
dependencies and conflicts between this package and others, so that the 
user knows why these dependencies and conflicts have been declared.

Instructions for configuring or using the package should not be included 
(that is what installation scripts, manual pages, info files, etc., are 
for). Copyright statements and other administrivia should not be included 
either (that is what the copyright file is for). 
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I don't think that my attempts are satisfactory, so I'm going to be lazy 
and ask the developers for suggestions. Bear in mind this description is 
intended for a non-specialist audience.

Thanks.                                                   Faheem.