www/server/standards README.html README.webmast...

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       09/11/13 16:06:57

Modified files:
        server/standards: README.html README.webmastering.html 

Log message:
        continue merge of README.html and README.webmastering.html

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/standards/README.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.57&r2=1.58
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/standards/README.webmastering.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.90&r2=1.91

Patches:
Index: README.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/server/standards/README.html,v
retrieving revision 1.57
retrieving revision 1.58
diff -u -b -r1.57 -r1.58
--- README.html 11 Nov 2009 19:40:20 -0000      1.57
+++ README.html 13 Nov 2009 16:06:51 -0000      1.58
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 <h3>Table of Contents</h3>
 
 <ul>
-<li><a id="TOC0" href="README.html#SEC0">Organization</a></li>
 <li>
   <a id="TOC00" href="README.html#SEC00">How to edit
   www.gnu.org/... ?</a>
@@ -55,84 +54,6 @@
 
 <hr />
 
-<p>
-Everything (well, most everything)
-you always wanted to know about www.gnu.org!
-<p>
-
-<h4><a id="SEC0" href="README.html#TOC0">Organization</a></h4>
-
-<p>
-In order to work as a webmaster for GNU you need to become a member
-of the <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/www/";>www</a> project
-on <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/";>savannah.gnu.org</a>.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-If you just want to edit the web pages for your particular package,
-not work as a general webmaster, then you need only become a
-developer for the corresponding project.  If no savannah project
-exists, <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/register/";>register one</a>.
-This will allow you to edit the web pages directory for the project.
-</P>
-
-<p>
-The whole www.gnu.org web site is stored in CVS on savannah.gnu.org.
-Most webmaster tasks are performed by checking out the CVS repository
-on your local machine, modifying them, and committing the result.
-<a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=www";>Instructions on
-how to use CVS</a> (you want the &ldquo;Webpages repository&rdquo;).
-</p>
-
-<P>
-When a commit to CVS is done, the live www.gnu.org web site is not
-updated instantly.  The cron job that does the updates currently
-runs at :10 and :40 past each hour.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Instead of having a single group of users who have
-edit permissions over the whole www.gnu.org CVS tree,
-a number of groups have been created and only have edit
-permissions on a specific directory tree.  For instance,
-the <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/bravegw/";>Brave
-GNU World</a> project members only have edit permissions on the 
-<a href="http://www.gnu.org/brave-gnu-world/";>
-  http://www.gnu.org/brave-gnu-world/
-</a>
-directory. This has a number of advantages such as easily finding out
-who is in charge of which portion of the www.gnu.org web site. A 
-<a href="www2savannah.html">www.gnu.org to Savannah projects map</a>
-is updated every day and shows which directories are handled by
-which projects.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Some parts of the www.gnu.org web site do not yet have
-a matching project on Savannah.  Don't hesitate to 
-<a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/register/";>create a project</a>
-for a given subdirectory if you plan to work on it with other
-webmasters.  When creating the project, select the <i>website only</i>
-license. The /software/<i>package</i> directories have a special
-status since they must be bound to a project that have the same name
-on Savannah and are associated to a source CVS repository.  You should
-try to get in touch with the package maintainer before creating a
-project in /software/<i>package</i>.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Since it would be very complicated for highly involved webmasters to become
-a member of each and every projects when they want to make some global 
-changes, the special project <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/www/";>
-www</a> was created. Each member of the <i>www</i> project is granted
-edit permission over the whole www.gnu.org CVS repository. 
-</p>
-
-<p>
-If you want more information about Savannah, read the
-<a href="README.savannah.html">Administration Guide</a>.
-</p>
-
 <h4>
   <a id="SEC00" href="README.html#TOC00">How to edit www.gnu.org/... ?</a>
 </h4>
@@ -492,7 +413,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2009/11/11 19:40:20 $
+$Date: 2009/11/13 16:06:51 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: README.webmastering.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/server/standards/README.webmastering.html,v
retrieving revision 1.90
retrieving revision 1.91
diff -u -b -r1.90 -r1.91
--- README.webmastering.html    11 Nov 2009 19:40:22 -0000      1.90
+++ README.webmastering.html    13 Nov 2009 16:06:51 -0000      1.91
@@ -10,46 +10,51 @@
 
 <h3>Information for new webmasters</h3>
 
-<p>Before you can be a GNU webmaster, you should complete
-the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/server/standards/webmaster-quiz.html";>GNU
+<p>If you're interested in volunteering as a GNU webmaster, please first
+complete the <a
+href="http://www.gnu.org/server/standards/webmaster-quiz.html";>GNU
 webmaster quiz</a>. If you've completed that, and been accepted as a
-webmaster here is what you need to do next:</p>
+webmaster, here is what you need to do next:</p>
 
 <ul>
-  <li><a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/account/register.php";>Create a
-  Savannah account</a></li>
-  <li><a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/project/memberlist.php?group=www";>Apply
-  to join the www group</a></li>
-  <li>If you'd like an account on Fencepost, the GNU server (this
-  includes an @gnu.org email account), please
-  contact <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>.</li>
+<li><a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/account/register.php";>Create a
+  Savannah account</a>.</li>
+<li><a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/project/memberlist.php?group=www";>Apply
+  to join the www project</a>.</li>
+<li>If you'd like an account on <tt>fencepost.gnu.org</tt>, the GNU
+  shell server (this includes an @gnu.org email account), please
+  see the <a href="/software/README.accounts.html">account application
+  information</a>.</li>
 </ul>
 
-<p>If you've done all three, ping Rob Myers, Chief Webmaster for the
-GNU Project
-&mdash; <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>.</p>
+<p>If you've done all three, ping Rob Myers, Chief Webmaster for the GNU
+Project&mdash;<a
+href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>.</p>
+
+
+<h3>Working as a www.gnu.org webmaster</h3>
+
+<p>All active webmasters have access to the <a
+href="http://rt.gnu.org/";>webmasters RT queue</a>, which corresponds to
+the email address <a
+href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>.  This
+is the primary work queue for webmasters.  Please check the queue
+regularly, take a ticket you can handle, handle it, and reply to the
+message letting the sender know what has happened, and resolve the
+ticket.  See <a href="#rt">RT guidelines</a> below for many details.</p>
 
-<h3>Information on how to be a webmaster at www.gnu.org</h3>
-
-<p>
-All active webmasters should have access to the <a
-href="http://rt.gnu.org/";>webmasters RT queue</a>
-that corresponds to the email address
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>.
-When you take care of something sent to this list, please take
-the ticket, reply to the message letting the sender know that
-whatever he or she asked for has been done, and resolve the ticket.
-Please see <a href="#rt">RT guidelines</a> below.
-</p>
-
-<p>All active webmasters should also be part of the <a
-href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/www/";> www</a> project on
+<p>All active webmasters should be part of the <a
+href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/www/";>www</a> project on
 savannah, so changes can be committed.  Please join that if you haven't
-already.</p>
+already.  Most webmaster tasks are performed by checking out the CVS
+repository on your local machine, modifying them, and committing the
+result.  <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=www";>Instructions
+on how to use CVS</a> (you want the &ldquo;Webpages
+repository&rdquo;).</p>
 
 <p>All active webmasters should be on the www-discuss mailing list.
-You should have gotten the subscription information when you joined the
-effort.  Please join that too.</p>
+You should have gotten the subscription information when you joined.
+If not, write chief-webmaster.</p>
 
 <p>There are <a href="readme_index.html">several guides</a> for
 webmasters.  Please read them.  One of the most important ones is the <a
@@ -81,14 +86,6 @@
        you take a task.</li>
 </ul>
 
-<p>Sometimes people send us pages about software that they want us to
-install.  Before doing so, you should make sure that the page doesn't
-make any references to non-free software and is consistent with our <a
-href="/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html">HTML style sheet</a>.  If you
-find discrepancies, please politely point the maintainer to our policies
-and ask them to make the changes.  When making such a request, do so in
-private email, not on the webmasters list.</p>
-
 <p>
 Sometimes people send mails asking us to make links to different software
 packages.  Before making such links, it's important to check the page that
@@ -1226,7 +1223,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
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-$Date: 2009/11/11 19:40:22 $
+$Date: 2009/11/13 16:06:51 $
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