11 files changed, 108 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/source/k/packaging-x86/kernel-generic-smp/slack-desc b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-generic-smp.i686
index 5576aeaae..a6abc7703 100644
--- a/source/k/packaging-x86/kernel-generic-smp/slack-desc
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-generic-smp.i686
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
 # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
                   |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 kernel-generic-smp: kernel-generic-smp (a general purpose SMP Linux kernel)
 kernel-generic-smp:
 kernel-generic-smp: This is a Linux kernel with built-in support for most disk
-kernel-generic-smp: controllers.  To use filesystems, or to load support for a SCSI or
+kernel-generic-smp: controllers. To use filesystems, or to load support for a SCSI or
 kernel-generic-smp: other controller, then you'll need to load one or more kernel
-kernel-generic-smp: modules using an initial ramdisk, or initrd.  For more information
+kernel-generic-smp: modules using an initial ramdisk, or initrd. For more information
 kernel-generic-smp: about creating an initrd, see the README.initrd file in the /boot
 kernel-generic-smp: directory.
 kernel-generic-smp:
diff --git a/source/k/packaging-x86/kernel-generic/slack-desc b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-generic.i586
index 120edbc17..1054d54ca 100644
--- a/source/k/packaging-x86/kernel-generic/slack-desc
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-generic.i586
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
 # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ kernel-generic:
 kernel-generic: A Linux kernel with built-in support for most disk controllers.
 kernel-generic: For filesystem support, or if you need to load support for a SCSI or
 kernel-generic: other controller, then you'll need to load one or more kernel modules
-kernel-generic: using an initial ramdisk, or initrd.  For more information about
+kernel-generic: using an initial ramdisk, or initrd. For more information about
 kernel-generic: creating an initrd, see the README.initrd file in the /boot directory.
 kernel-generic:
 kernel-generic:
diff --git a/source/k/packaging-x86_64/kernel-generic/slack-desc b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-generic.x86_64
index 569a0189b..b1410c979 100644
--- a/source/k/packaging-x86_64/kernel-generic/slack-desc
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-generic.x86_64
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
 # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 kernel-generic: kernel-generic (a general purpose SMP Linux kernel)
 kernel-generic:
 kernel-generic: This is a Linux kernel with built-in support for most disk
-kernel-generic: controllers.  To use filesystems, or to load support for a SCSI or
+kernel-generic: controllers. To use filesystems, or to load support for a SCSI or
 kernel-generic: other controller, then you'll need to load one or more kernel
-kernel-generic: modules using an initial ramdisk, or initrd.  For more information
+kernel-generic: modules using an initial ramdisk, or initrd. For more information
 kernel-generic: about creating an initrd, see the README.initrd file in the /boot
 kernel-generic: directory.
 kernel-generic:
diff --git a/source/d/kernel-headers/slack-desc b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-headers
index 1593f4df2..511d5fdc7 100644
--- a/source/d/kernel-headers/slack-desc
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-headers
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
 # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/source/k/packaging-x86/kernel-huge-smp/slack-desc b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-huge-smp.i686
index 3feb59850..0757cea35 100644
--- a/source/k/packaging-x86/kernel-huge-smp/slack-desc
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-huge-smp.i686
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
 # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
                |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 kernel-huge-smp: kernel-huge-smp (a fully-loaded SMP Linux kernel)
 kernel-huge-smp:
 kernel-huge-smp: This is a Linux kernel with built-in support for most disk
-kernel-huge-smp: controllers.  If you're looking for a more stripped down kernel
+kernel-huge-smp: controllers. If you're looking for a more stripped down kernel
 kernel-huge-smp: (this one contains everything but the kitchen sink ;-), then install
 kernel-huge-smp: the kernel-generic-smp in the /boot directory along with an initrd to
-kernel-huge-smp: load support for your boot device and filesystem.  For instructions
+kernel-huge-smp: load support for your boot device and filesystem. For instructions
 kernel-huge-smp: on the initrd, see README.initrd in the /boot directory.
 kernel-huge-smp:
 kernel-huge-smp: SMP is "Symmetric multiprocessing", or multiple CPU/core support.
diff --git a/source/k/packaging-x86/kernel-huge/slack-desc b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-huge.i586
index 3c17276fd..1a5afb09a 100644
--- a/source/k/packaging-x86/kernel-huge/slack-desc
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-huge.i586
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
 # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 kernel-huge: kernel-huge (a fully-loaded single processor Linux kernel)
 kernel-huge:
 kernel-huge: This is a Linux kernel with built-in support for most disk controllers
-kernel-huge: and filesystems.  If you're looking for a more stripped down kernel
+kernel-huge: and filesystems. If you're looking for a more stripped down kernel
 kernel-huge: (this one contains everything but the kitchen sink ;-), then install
 kernel-huge: the kernel-generic from the /boot directory along with an initrd to
-kernel-huge: load support for your boot device and filesystem.  For instructions
+kernel-huge: load support for your boot device and filesystem. For instructions
 kernel-huge: on the initrd, see README.initrd in the /boot directory.
 kernel-huge:
 kernel-huge:
diff --git a/source/k/packaging-x86_64/kernel-huge/slack-desc b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-huge.x86_64
index c360f47c1..c15947b1d 100644
--- a/source/k/packaging-x86_64/kernel-huge/slack-desc
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-huge.x86_64
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
-# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
 # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
-# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
-# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 kernel-huge: kernel-huge (a fully-loaded SMP Linux kernel)
 kernel-huge:
 kernel-huge: This is a Linux kernel with built-in support for most disk
-kernel-huge: controllers.  If you're looking for a more stripped down kernel
+kernel-huge: controllers. If you're looking for a more stripped down kernel
 kernel-huge: (this one contains everything but the kitchen sink ;-), then install
 kernel-huge: the kernel-generic in the /boot directory along with an initrd to
-kernel-huge: load support for your boot device and filesystem.  For instructions
+kernel-huge: load support for your boot device and filesystem. For instructions
 kernel-huge: on the initrd, see README.initrd in the /boot directory.
 kernel-huge:
 kernel-huge: SMP is "Symmetric multiprocessing", or multiple CPU/core support.
diff --git a/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-modules-template b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-modules-template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1338eb2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-modules-template
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
+# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+
+              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: %PACKAGE_NAME% (Linux kernel modules)
+%PACKAGE_NAME%:
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: Kernel modules are pieces of code that can be loaded and unloaded into
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: the kernel upon demand. They extend the functionality of the kernel
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: without the need to reboot the system. These modules provide support
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: for hardware such as USB devices, RAID controllers, network
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: interfaces, and display devices, or add other additional capabilities
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: to the kernel.
+%PACKAGE_NAME%:
+%PACKAGE_NAME%:
+%PACKAGE_NAME%:
diff --git a/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-source b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-source
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf254e748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-source
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
+# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
+# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
+# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
+# leave one space after the ':'.
+
+             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+kernel-source: kernel-source (Linux kernel source)
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source: Source code for Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel.
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source: This is the complete and unmodified source code for the Linux kernel.
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
diff --git a/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-source.vanilla b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-source.vanilla
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf254e748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-source.vanilla
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
+# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
+# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
+# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
+# leave one space after the ':'.
+
+             |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+kernel-source: kernel-source (Linux kernel source)
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source: Source code for Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel.
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source: This is the complete and unmodified source code for the Linux kernel.
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
+kernel-source:
diff --git a/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-template b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2880bb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/k/slack-desc/slack-desc.kernel-template
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
+# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+
+              |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: %PACKAGE_NAME% (a Linux kernel)
+%PACKAGE_NAME%:
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: This is a Linux kernel with built-in support for most disk
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: controllers. To use filesystems, or to load support for a SCSI or
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: other controller, then you'll need to load one or more kernel
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: modules using an initial ramdisk, or initrd. For more information
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: about creating an initrd, see the README.initrd file in the /boot
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: directory.
+%PACKAGE_NAME%:
+%PACKAGE_NAME%:
+%PACKAGE_NAME%: