Merge pull request #16352 from kfessel/p-doc-pkg

doc/pkg: provide a longer short description
2021-04-30 12:00:13 +02:00 · 2021-04-30 12:00:13 +02:00 · 11aa163509
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 * @defgroup pkg   Packages
 * @{
 * @brief          External libraries and applications
+ * @details        What are packages?  RIOT packages:
+ *                 * pull a specific tested version most often from the (a) origin source
+ *                 * patch them to match the RIOT architecture
+ *                 * provide a specific tested configuration
+ *                   (such configuration may enable or disable features)
+ *                 * integrate the packages build process into the RIOT one
+ *                 * they have RIOT tests and/or examples to test/build them
 *
 * Using packages
 * ==============