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Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:38:54 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Karl Berry <karl> 10/04/29 18:38:53
Modified files:
prep/maintain : index.html maintain.dvi.gz maintain.html
maintain.html.gz maintain.html_node.tar.gz
maintain.info.tar.gz maintain.pdf
maintain.ps.gz maintain.texi.tar.gz
maintain.txt maintain.txt.gz
prep/maintain/html_node: Announcements.html
Automated-FTP-Uploads.html
Automated-Upload-Procedure.html
Automated-Upload-Registration.html
CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html
Canonical-License-Sources.html
Clean-Ups.html
Copying-from-Other-Packages.html
Copyright-Notices.html
Copyright-Papers.html
Distribution-Patches.html
Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html
Distribution-tar-Files.html
Distributions.html
Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration.html
External-Libraries.html
FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e0.html
FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e1.html
Free-Software-Directory.html
Free-Software-and-Open-Source.html
Freedom-for-Web-Pages.html
GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html
GNU-and-Linux.html Getting-Help.html
Getting-a-GNU-Account.html
Hosting-for-Web-Pages.html Hosting.html
Index.html Invoking-gendocs_002esh.html
Legal-Matters.html
Legally-Significant.html
License-Notices-for-Code.html
License-Notices-for-Documentation.html
License-Notices-for-Other-Files.html
License-Notices.html Mail.html
Manuals-on-Web-Pages.html
Old-Versions.html Platforms.html
Preface.html
Recording-Contributors.html
Recruiting-Developers.html
Stepping-Down.html Terminology.html
Test-Releases.html
Using-the-Proofreaders-List.html
Web-Pages.html index.html
Added files:
prep/maintain/html_node: Creating-Mailing-Lists.html
Replying-to-Mail.html
Standard-Mailing-Lists.html
Log message:
split mail section; mention web boilerplate; etc.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/index.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.57&r2=1.58
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.dvi.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.52
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.54&r2=1.55
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.html.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.53
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.html_node.tar.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.53
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.info.tar.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.52
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.pdf?cvsroot=www&rev=1.53
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.ps.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.52
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.texi.tar.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.52
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.txt?cvsroot=www&r1=1.54&r2=1.55
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/maintain.txt.gz?cvsroot=www&rev=1.52
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Announcements.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Automated-FTP-Uploads.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Automated-Upload-Procedure.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Automated-Upload-Registration.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.48&r2=1.49
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Canonical-License-Sources.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.33&r2=1.34
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Clean-Ups.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Copying-from-Other-Packages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.37&r2=1.38
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Notices.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Papers.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.51&r2=1.52
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Distribution-Patches.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Distribution-tar-Files.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Distributions.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.50&r2=1.51
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/External-Libraries.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e0.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.39&r2=1.40
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e1.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.39&r2=1.40
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Free-Software-Directory.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Free-Software-and-Open-Source.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.51&r2=1.52
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Freedom-for-Web-Pages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.8&r2=1.9
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.26&r2=1.27
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/GNU-and-Linux.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Getting-Help.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.3&r2=1.4
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Getting-a-GNU-Account.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.2&r2=1.3
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Hosting-for-Web-Pages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.8&r2=1.9
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Hosting.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Index.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Invoking-gendocs_002esh.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Legal-Matters.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Legally-Significant.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/License-Notices-for-Code.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.33&r2=1.34
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/License-Notices-for-Documentation.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.33&r2=1.34
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/License-Notices-for-Other-Files.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.33&r2=1.34
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/License-Notices.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.51&r2=1.52
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Mail.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Manuals-on-Web-Pages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.8&r2=1.9
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Old-Versions.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Platforms.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Preface.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Recording-Contributors.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Recruiting-Developers.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Stepping-Down.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Terminology.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Test-Releases.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Using-the-Proofreaders-List.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Web-Pages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/index.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.49&r2=1.50
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Creating-Mailing-Lists.html?cvsroot=www&rev=1.1
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Replying-to-Mail.html?cvsroot=www&rev=1.1
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Standard-Mailing-Lists.html?cvsroot=www&rev=1.1
Patches:
Index: index.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/prep/maintain/index.html,v
retrieving revision 1.57
retrieving revision 1.58
diff -u -b -r1.57 -r1.58
--- index.html 25 Apr 2010 18:37:56 -0000 1.57
+++ index.html 29 Apr 2010 18:38:43 -0000 1.58
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
<!-- See validator.w3.org -->
<address>Free Software Foundation</address>
-<address>last updated April 25, 2010</address>
+<address>last updated April 29, 2010</address>
<p>This manual (maintain) is available in the following formats:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="maintain.html">HTML
- (160K bytes)</a> - entirely on one web page.</li>
+ (164K bytes)</a> - entirely on one web page.</li>
<li><a href="html_node/index.html">HTML</a> - with one web page per
node.</li>
<li><a href="maintain.html.gz">HTML compressed
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
<li><a href="maintain.dvi.gz">TeX dvi file
(68K bytes gzipped)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="maintain.ps.gz">PostScript file
- (288K bytes gzipped)</a>.</li>
+ (292K bytes gzipped)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="maintain.pdf">PDF file
- (392K bytes)</a>.</li>
+ (396K bytes)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="maintain.texi.tar.gz">Texinfo source
- (36K bytes gzipped tar file).</a></li>
+ (40K bytes gzipped tar file).</a></li>
</ul>
<p>You can <a href="http://shop.fsf.org/";>buy printed copies of
Index: maintain.dvi.gz
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/prep/maintain/maintain.dvi.gz,v
retrieving revision 1.51
retrieving revision 1.52
diff -u -b -r1.51 -r1.52
Binary files /tmp/cvsvoVdcr and /tmp/cvsewhXQV differ
Index: maintain.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/prep/maintain/maintain.html,v
retrieving revision 1.54
retrieving revision 1.55
diff -u -b -r1.54 -r1.55
--- maintain.html 25 Apr 2010 18:37:56 -0000 1.54
+++ maintain.html 29 Apr 2010 18:38:44 -0000 1.55
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
<link title="Top" rel="top" href="#Top">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
<!--
-Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 25, 2010.
+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 29, 2010.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
<li><a name="toc_Clean-Ups" href="#Clean-Ups">7 Cleaning Up Changes</a>
<li><a name="toc_Platforms" href="#Platforms">8 Platforms to Support</a>
<li><a name="toc_Mail" href="#Mail">9 Dealing With Mail</a>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#Standard-Mailing-Lists">9.1 Standard Mailing Lists</a>
+<li><a href="#Creating-Mailing-Lists">9.2 Creating Mailing Lists</a>
+<li><a href="#Replying-to-Mail">9.3 Replying to Mail</a>
+</li></ul>
<li><a name="toc_Old-Versions" href="#Old-Versions">10 Recording Old
Versions</a>
<li><a name="toc_Distributions" href="#Distributions">11 Distributions</a>
<ul>
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@
<h2 class="unnumbered">Version</h2>
-<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 25, 2010.
+<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 29, 2010.
<p>Copyright © 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
@@ -166,10 +171,10 @@
<p>This file contains guidelines and advice for someone who is the
maintainer of a GNU program on behalf of the GNU Project. Everyone is
entitled to change and redistribute GNU software; you need not pay
-attention to this file to get permission. But if you want to maintain a
-version for widespread distribution, we suggest you follow these
-guidelines. If you would like to be a GNU maintainer, then it is
-essential to follow these guidelines.
+attention to this file to get permission. But if you want to maintain
+a version for widespread distribution, we suggest you follow these
+guidelines. If you are or would like to be a GNU maintainer, then it
+is essential to follow these guidelines.
<p>In addition to this document, please read and follow the GNU Coding
Standards (see <a href="/prep/standards/standards.html#Top">Contents</a>).
@@ -178,9 +183,9 @@
<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>. If you make a suggestion,
please
include suggested new wording if you can. We prefer a context diff to
the Texinfo source, but if that's difficult for you, you can make a
-context diff for some other version of this document, or propose it in
-any way that makes it clear. The source repository for this document
-can be found at <a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards";>http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards</a>.
+diff for some other version of this document, or propose it in any way
+that makes it clear. The source repository for this document can be
+found at <a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards";>http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards</a>.
<p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bgnustandards_002dcommit_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-4"></a>If
you want to receive diffs for every change to these GNU documents,
join the mailing list <code>address@hidden</code>, for
@@ -197,7 +202,7 @@
work, and to enable per to feel person has done the right thing.”
<p>This release of the GNU Maintainer Information was last updated
-April 25, 2010.
+April 29, 2010.
<div class="node">
<a name="Getting-Help"></a>
@@ -1137,41 +1142,76 @@
<h2 class="chapter">9 Dealing With Mail</h2>
-<p><a name="index-bug-reports-28"></a>
-<a name="index-email_002c-for-receiving-bug-reports-29"></a><a
name="index-mailing-list-for-bug-reports-30"></a>Once a program is in use, you
will get bug reports for it. Most GNU
+<p><a name="index-email-28"></a>
+This chapter describes setting up mailing lists for your package, and
+gives advice on how to handle bug reports and random requests once you
+have them.
+
+<ul class="menu">
+<li><a accesskey="1" href="#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing
Lists</a>: ‘<samp><span
class="samp">address@hidden</span></samp>’ and other standard names.
+<li><a accesskey="2" href="#Creating-Mailing-Lists">Creating Mailing
Lists</a>: The best way is to use Savannah.
+<li><a accesskey="3" href="#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to Mail</a>:
Advice on replying to incoming mail.
+</ul>
+
+<div class="node">
+<a name="Standard-Mailing-Lists"></a>
+<p><hr>
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#Creating-Mailing-Lists">Creating
Mailing Lists</a>,
+Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Mail">Mail</a>
+
+</div>
+
+<h3 class="section">9.1 Standard Mailing Lists</h3>
+
+<p><a name="index-standard-mailing-lists-29"></a><a
name="index-mailing-lists_002c-standard-names-of-30"></a>
+<a name="index-mailing-list-for-bug-reports-31"></a>Once a program is in use,
you will get bug reports for it. Most GNU
programs have their own special lists for sending bug reports. The
advertised bug-reporting email address should always be
‘<samp><span class="samp">bug-</span><var>program</var><span
class="samp">@gnu.org</span></samp>’, to help show users that the program
is a GNU package, but it is ok to set up that list to forward to another
-site for further forwarding. The package distribution should state the
+site if you prefer. The package distribution should state the
name of the bug-reporting list in a prominent place, and ask users to
help us by reporting bugs there.
- <p>We also have a catch-all list, <a
href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>, which is
+ <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040email_007bbug_002dgnu_002dutils_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-32"></a>We
also have a catch-all list, <a
href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>, which is
used for all GNU programs that don't have their own specific lists. But
nowadays we want to give each program its own bug-reporting list and
move away from using <a href="mailto:bug-gnu-utils";>bug-gnu-utils</a>.
- <p>If you wish, you can also have mailing lists such as
+ <p><a name="index-help-for-users_002c-mailing-list-for-33"></a>Some GNU
programs with many users have another mailing list,
+‘<samp><span class="samp">help-</span><var>program</var><span
class="samp">.org</span></samp>’, for people to ask other users for help.
+If your program has many users, you should create such a list for it.
+For a fairly new program, which doesn't have a large user base yet, it
+is better not to bother with this.
+
+ <p><a name="index-announcements_002c-mailing-list-for-34"></a>If you wish,
you can also have a mailing list
‘<samp><span class="samp">info-</span><var>program</var></samp>’
for announcements (see <a href="#Announcements">Announcements</a>),
-‘<samp><span class="samp">help-</span><var>program</var></samp>’
for general help and discussion (see below),
-or any others you find useful.
+and any others you find useful.
+
+<div class="node">
+<a name="Creating-Mailing-Lists"></a>
+<p><hr>
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to
Mail</a>,
+Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p"
href="#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing Lists</a>,
+Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Mail">Mail</a>
+
+</div>
- <p>By far the easiest way to create mailing lists is through
-<code>savannah.gnu.org</code>. Once you register your program, you can do
-this yourself through the `Mailing Lists' menu, without needing
-intervention by anyone else. Furthermore, lists created through
-Savannah will have a reasonable default configuration for antispam
-purposes (see below).
-
- <p>If you are the maintainer of a GNU package, you should have an account
-on the GNU servers; contact
-<a
href="http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html";>http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html</a>
if you don't
-have one. (You can also ask for accounts for people who help you a
-large amount in working on the package.) With this account, you can
-edit <samp><span class="file">/com/mailer/aliases</span></samp> to create a
new unmanaged list or add
-yourself to an existing unmanaged list. A comment near the beginning
-of that file explains how to create a Mailman-managed mailing list.
+<h3 class="section">9.2 Creating Mailing Lists</h3>
+
+<p><a name="index-creating-mailing-lists-35"></a><a
name="index-mailing-lists_002c-creating-36"></a>
+Using the web interface on <code>savannah.gnu.org</code> is by far the
+easiest way to create normal mailing lists, managed through Mailman on
+the GNU mail server. Once you register your package on Savannah, you
+can create (and remove) lists yourself through the `Mailing Lists'
+menu, without needing to wait for intervention by anyone else.
+Furthermore, lists created through Savannah will have a reasonable
+default configuration for antispam purposes (see below).
+
+ <p>To create and maintain simple aliases and unmanaged lists, you can
+edit <samp><span class="file">/com/mailer/aliases</span></samp> on the main
GNU server. If you don't
+have an account there,
+<a
href="http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html";>http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html</a>
(see <a href="#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU Account</a>).
<p>But if you don't want to learn how to do those things, you can
alternatively ask <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a> to add
you to the
@@ -1179,7 +1219,7 @@
<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>. You can subscribe to a
list managed
by Mailman by sending mail to the corresponding ‘<samp><span
class="samp">-request</span></samp>’ address.
- <p>You should moderate postings from non-subscribed addresses on your
+ <p><a name="index-spam-prevention-37"></a>You should moderate postings from
non-subscribed addresses on your
mailing lists, to prevent propagation of unwanted messages (“spam”)
to subscribers and to the list archives. For lists controlled by
Mailman, you can do this by setting <code>Privacy Options - Sender
@@ -1187,7 +1227,24 @@
periodically (daily is best) reviewing the held messages, accepting
the real ones and discarding the junk.
- <p><a name="index-responding-to-bug-reports-31"></a>When you receive bug
reports, keep in mind that bug reports are crucial
+ <p>Lists created through Savannah will have this setting, and a number of
+others, such that spam will be automatically deleted (after a short
+delay). The Savannah mailing list page describes all the details.
+You should still review the held messages in order to approve any that
+are real.
+
+<div class="node">
+<a name="Replying-to-Mail"></a>
+<p><hr>
+Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p"
href="#Creating-Mailing-Lists">Creating Mailing Lists</a>,
+Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#Mail">Mail</a>
+
+</div>
+
+<h3 class="section">9.3 Replying to Mail</h3>
+
+<p><a name="index-responding-to-bug-reports-38"></a><a
name="index-bug-reports_002c-handling-39"></a><a
name="index-help-requests_002c-handling-40"></a>
+When you receive bug reports, keep in mind that bug reports are crucial
for your work. If you don't know about problems, you cannot fix them.
So always thank each person who sends a bug report.
@@ -1218,9 +1275,9 @@
time, just “thanks for the bug report—I will fix it” is
enough
response.
- <p>Some GNU packages, such as Emacs and GCC, come with advice about how to
-make bug reports useful. If you want to copy and adapt that, it could
-be a very useful thing to do.
+ <p>Some GNU packages, such as Emacs and GCC, come with advice about how
+to make bug reports useful. Copying and adapting that could be very
+useful for your package.
<div class="node">
<a name="Old-Versions"></a>
@@ -1233,7 +1290,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">10 Recording Old Versions</h2>
-<p><a name="index-version-control-32"></a>
+<p><a name="index-version-control-41"></a>
It is very important to keep backup files of all source files of GNU.
You can do this using a source control system (such as RCS, CVS, Git,
<small class="dots">...</small>) if you like. The easiest way to use RCS or
CVS is via the
@@ -1245,7 +1302,7 @@
change log that you would not want to hand over to another maintainer
some day.
- <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dhackers_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-33"></a>The
GNU Project provides a server that GNU software packages can use
+ <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dhackers_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-42"></a>The
GNU Project provides a server that GNU software packages can use
for source control and other package needs: <code>savannah.gnu.org</code>.
You don't have to use this repository, but if you plan to allow public
read-only access to your development sources, it is convenient for
@@ -1257,7 +1314,7 @@
of community among GNU developers and help in keeping up with project
management.
- <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dannounce_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-34"></a>If
you do use Savannah, please subscribe to the
+ <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dannounce_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-43"></a>If
you do use Savannah, please subscribe to the
<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a> mailing list
(<a
href="http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-announce";>http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-announce</a>).
This
is a very low-volume list to keep Savannah users informed of system
@@ -1296,7 +1353,7 @@
<h3 class="section">11.1 Distribution tar Files</h3>
-<p><a name="index-distribution_002c-tar-files-35"></a>
+<p><a name="index-distribution_002c-tar-files-44"></a>
The tar file for version <var>m</var>.<var>n</var> of program <code>foo</code>
should be
named <samp><span class="file">foo-</span><var>m</var><span
class="file">.</span><var>n</var><span class="file">.tar</span></samp>. It
should unpack into a
subdirectory named <samp><span class="file">foo-</span><var>m</var><span
class="file">.</span><var>n</var></samp>. Tar files should not
@@ -1322,7 +1379,7 @@
installed in the temporary directory using <code>ln</code>, so use
<code>cp</code>
if <code>ln</code> fails.
- <p><a name="index-automake-36"></a>Using Automake is a good way to take
care of writing the <code>dist</code>
+ <p><a name="index-automake-45"></a>Using Automake is a good way to take
care of writing the <code>dist</code>
target.
<div class="node">
@@ -1336,7 +1393,7 @@
<h3 class="section">11.2 Distribution Patches</h3>
-<p><a name="index-patches_002c-against-previous-releases-37"></a>
+<p><a name="index-patches_002c-against-previous-releases-46"></a>
If the program is large, it is useful to make a set of diffs for each
release, against the previous important release.
@@ -1356,7 +1413,7 @@
named—for example, <samp><span class="file">gcc-2.3.2</span></samp> and
<samp><span class="file">gcc-2.3.3</span></samp>. This way,
it will be very clear from the diffs themselves which version is which.
- <p><a name="index-diff-38"></a><a name="index-patch-39"></a><a
name="index-time-stamp-in-diffs-40"></a>If you use GNU <code>diff</code> to
make the patch, use the options
+ <p><a name="index-diff-47"></a><a name="index-patch-48"></a><a
name="index-time-stamp-in-diffs-49"></a>If you use GNU <code>diff</code> to
make the patch, use the options
‘<samp><span class="samp">-rc2P</span></samp>’. That will put any
new files into the output as “entirely
different.” Also, the patch's context diff headers should have dates
and times in Universal Time using traditional Unix format, so that patch
@@ -1390,7 +1447,7 @@
<h3 class="section">11.3 Distribution on <code>ftp.gnu.org</code></h3>
-<p><a name="index-GNU-ftp-site-41"></a><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bftp_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-the-GNU-ftp-site-42"></a>
+<p><a name="index-GNU-ftp-site-50"></a><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bftp_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-the-GNU-ftp-site-51"></a>
GNU packages are distributed through directory <samp><span
class="file">/gnu</span></samp> on
<code>ftp.gnu.org</code>. Each package should have a subdirectory
named after the package, and all the distribution files for the package
@@ -1414,8 +1471,8 @@
<h3 class="section">11.4 Test Releases</h3>
-<p><a name="index-test-releases-43"></a><a
name="index-beta-releases-44"></a><a name="index-pretest-releases-45"></a>
-<a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007balpha_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-ftp-site-for-test-releases-46"></a>When
you release a greatly changed new major version of a program, you
+<p><a name="index-test-releases-52"></a><a
name="index-beta-releases-53"></a><a name="index-pretest-releases-54"></a>
+<a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007balpha_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-ftp-site-for-test-releases-55"></a>When
you release a greatly changed new major version of a program, you
might want to do so as a pretest. This means that you make a tar file,
but send it only to a group of volunteers that you have recruited. (Use
a suitable GNU mailing list/newsgroup to recruit them.)
@@ -1466,7 +1523,7 @@
<h3 class="section">11.5 Automated FTP Uploads</h3>
-<p><a name="index-ftp-uploads_002c-automated-47"></a>In order to upload new
releases to <code>ftp.gnu.org</code> or
+<p><a name="index-ftp-uploads_002c-automated-56"></a>In order to upload new
releases to <code>ftp.gnu.org</code> or
<code>alpha.gnu.org</code>, you first need to register the necessary
information. Then, you can perform uploads yourself, with no
intervention needed by the system administrators.
@@ -1491,7 +1548,7 @@
<h4 class="subsection">11.5.1 Automated Upload Registration</h4>
-<p><a name="index-registration-for-uploads-48"></a><a
name="index-uploads_002c-registration-for-49"></a>
+<p><a name="index-registration-for-uploads-57"></a><a
name="index-uploads_002c-registration-for-58"></a>
Here is how to register your information so you can perform uploads
for your GNU package:
@@ -1550,7 +1607,7 @@
<h4 class="subsection">11.5.2 Automated Upload Procedure</h4>
-<p><a name="index-uploads-50"></a>
+<p><a name="index-uploads-59"></a>
Once you have registered your information as described in the previous
section, you will be able to do ftp uploads for yourself using the
following procedure.
@@ -1771,8 +1828,8 @@
<h3 class="section">11.6 Announcing Releases</h3>
-<p><a name="index-announcements-51"></a>
-<a name="index-g_t_0040code_007binfo_002dgnu_007d-mailing-list-52"></a>When
you have a new release, please make an announcement. For
+<p><a name="index-announcements-60"></a>
+<a name="index-g_t_0040code_007binfo_002dgnu_007d-mailing-list-61"></a>When
you have a new release, please make an announcement. For
official new releases, including those made just to fix bugs, we
strongly recommend using the (moderated) general GNU announcements
list, <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>. Doing so makes it
easier for users
@@ -1780,21 +1837,21 @@
please do not announce test releases on <code>info-gnu</code> unless it's a
highly unusual situation.
- <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040url_007bhttp_003a_002f_002fplanet_002egnu_002eorg_007d-53"></a><a
name="index-Savannah_002c-news-area-54"></a>Please also post release
announcements in the news section of your
-Savannah project site. It is fine to also write news entries for test
-releases and any other newsworthy events. The news feeds from all GNU
-projects at savannah are aggregated at <a
href="http://planet.gnu.org";>http://planet.gnu.org</a>
-(GNU Planet). You can also post items directly, or arrange for feeds
-from other locations; see contact information on the GNU Planet web
-page.
+ <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040url_007bhttp_003a_002f_002fplanet_002egnu_002eorg_007d-62"></a><a
name="index-Savannah_002c-news-area-63"></a>Please also post release
announcements in the news section of your
+Savannah project site. Here, it is fine to also write news entries
+for test releases and any other newsworthy events. The news feeds
+from all GNU projects at savannah are aggregated at
+<a href="http://planet.gnu.org";>http://planet.gnu.org</a> (GNU Planet). You
can also post items
+directly, or arrange for feeds from other locations; see information
+on the GNU Planet web page.
- <p><a
name="index-announcement-mailing-list_002c-project_002dspecific-55"></a>You can
maintain your own mailing list (typically
+ <p><a
name="index-announcement-mailing-list_002c-project_002dspecific-64"></a>You can
maintain your own mailing list (typically
<a
href="mailto:info-<var>program</var>@gnu.org">info-<var>program</var>@gnu.org</a>)
for announcements as well if you
like. For your own list, of course you decide as you see fit what
-events are worth announcing. (See <a href="#Mail">Mail</a>, for more
suggestions on
-handling mail for your package.)
+events are worth announcing. (See <a href="#Mail">Mail</a>, for setting this
up, and
+more suggestions on handling mail for your package.)
- <p><a name="index-contents-of-announcements-56"></a>When writing an
announcement, please include the following:
+ <p><a name="index-contents-of-announcements-65"></a>When writing an
announcement, please include the following:
<ul>
<li>A very brief description (a few sentences at most) of the general
@@ -1825,7 +1882,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">12 Web Pages</h2>
-<p><a name="index-web-pages-57"></a>
+<p><a name="index-web-pages-66"></a>
Please write web pages about your package, and install them on
<code>www.gnu.org</code>. They should follow our usual standards for web
pages (see <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html";>http://www.gnu.org/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html</a>).
@@ -1833,12 +1890,16 @@
on information rather than flashy eye candy, and to keep the site
simple and uniform.
+ <p>We encourage you to use the standard <code>www.gnu.org</code> template as
+the basis for your pages:
+<a
href="http://www.gnu.org/server/standardsboilerplate-source.html";>http://www.gnu.org/server/standardsboilerplate-source.html</a>.
+
<p>Some GNU packages have just simple web pages, but the more information
you provide, the better. So please write as much as you usefully can,
and put all of it on <code>www.gnu.org</code>. However, pages that access
-databases (including mail logs and bug tracking) are an exception; set
-them up on whatever site is convenient for you, and make the pages on
-<code>www.gnu.org</code> link to that site.
+databases (including mail archives and bug tracking) are an exception;
+set them up on whatever site is convenient for you, and make the pages
+on <code>www.gnu.org</code> link to that site.
<ul class="menu">
<li><a accesskey="1" href="#Hosting-for-Web-Pages">Hosting for Web Pages</a>
@@ -1953,7 +2014,7 @@
<h4 class="subsection">12.3.1 Invoking <samp><span
class="command">gendocs.sh</span></samp></h4>
-<p><a name="index-gendocs_002esh-58"></a><a
name="index-generating-documentation-output-59"></a>
+<p><a name="index-gendocs_002esh-67"></a><a
name="index-generating-documentation-output-68"></a>
The script <samp><span class="command">gendocs.sh</span></samp> eases the task
of generating the
Texinfo documentation output for your web pages
section above. It has a companion template file, used as the basis
@@ -2040,7 +2101,7 @@
<h3 class="section">12.4 CVS Keywords in Web Pages</h3>
-<p><a name="index-CVS-keywords-in-web-pages-60"></a><a
name="index-RCS-keywords-in-web-pages-61"></a><a
name="index-g_t_0024-keywords-in-web-pages-62"></a><a
name="index-web-pages_002c-and-CVS-keywords-63"></a>
+<p><a name="index-CVS-keywords-in-web-pages-69"></a><a
name="index-RCS-keywords-in-web-pages-70"></a><a
name="index-g_t_0024-keywords-in-web-pages-71"></a><a
name="index-web-pages_002c-and-CVS-keywords-72"></a>
Since <code>www.gnu.org</code> works through CVS, CVS keywords in your
manual, such as <code>$<!-- /@w -->Log$</code>, need special treatment (even
if you
don't happen to maintain your manual in CVS).
@@ -2078,7 +2139,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">13 Ethical and Philosophical Consideration</h2>
-<p><a name="index-ethics-64"></a><a name="index-philosophy-65"></a>
+<p><a name="index-ethics-73"></a><a name="index-philosophy-74"></a>
The GNU project takes a strong stand for software freedom. Many
times, this means you'll need to avoid certain technologies when their
use would conflict with our long-term goals.
@@ -2135,7 +2196,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">14 Terminology Issues</h2>
-<p><a name="index-terminology-66"></a>
+<p><a name="index-terminology-75"></a>
This chapter explains a couple of issues of terminology which are
important for correcting two widespread and important misunderstandings
about GNU.
@@ -2155,7 +2216,7 @@
<h3 class="section">14.1 Free Software and Open Source</h3>
-<p><a name="index-free-software-67"></a><a name="index-open-source-68"></a><a
name="index-movements_002c-Free-Software-and-Open-Source-69"></a>
+<p><a name="index-free-software-76"></a><a name="index-open-source-77"></a><a
name="index-movements_002c-Free-Software-and-Open-Source-78"></a>
The terms “free software” and “open source” are the
slogans of two
different movements which differ in their basic philosophy. The Free
Software Movement is idealistic, and raises issues of freedom, ethics,
@@ -2188,7 +2249,7 @@
<h3 class="section">14.2 GNU and Linux</h3>
-<p><a name="index-Linux-70"></a><a name="index-GNU_002fLinux-71"></a>
+<p><a name="index-Linux-79"></a><a name="index-GNU_002fLinux-80"></a>
The GNU Project was formed to develop a free Unix-like operating system,
GNU. The existence of this system is our major accomplishment.
However, the widely used version of the GNU system, in which Linux is
@@ -2232,7 +2293,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">15 Hosting</h2>
-<p><a name="index-CVS-repository-72"></a><a name="index-repository-73"></a><a
name="index-source-repository-74"></a><a
name="index-version-control-system-75"></a><a name="index-FTP-site-76"></a><a
name="index-hosting-77"></a>
+<p><a name="index-CVS-repository-81"></a><a name="index-repository-82"></a><a
name="index-source-repository-83"></a><a
name="index-version-control-system-84"></a><a name="index-FTP-site-85"></a><a
name="index-hosting-86"></a>
We recommend using <code>savannah.gnu.org</code> for the source code
repository for your package, and, even more so, using
<code>ftp.gnu.org</code> as the standard distribution site. Doing so makes
@@ -2270,7 +2331,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">16 Free Software Directory</h2>
-<p><a name="index-Free-Software-Directory-78"></a><a
name="index-Directory_002c-Free-Software-79"></a>
+<p><a name="index-Free-Software-Directory-87"></a><a
name="index-Directory_002c-Free-Software-88"></a>
The Free Software Directory aims to be a complete list of free
software packages, within certain criteria. Every GNU package should
be listed there, so please see
@@ -2290,7 +2351,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">17 Using the Proofreaders List</h2>
-<p><a name="index-proofreading-80"></a>
+<p><a name="index-proofreading-89"></a>
If you want help finding errors in documentation,
or help improving the quality of writing,
or if you are not a native speaker of English
@@ -2352,7 +2413,7 @@
<h2 class="appendix">Appendix A GNU Free Documentation License</h2>
-<p><a name="index-FDL_002c-GNU-Free-Documentation-License-81"></a>
+<p><a name="index-FDL_002c-GNU-Free-Documentation-License-90"></a>
<!-- The GNU Free Documentation License. -->
<div align="center">Version 1.3, 3 November 2008</div>
@@ -2831,86 +2892,95 @@
<h2 class="unnumbered">Index</h2>
<ul class="index-cp" compact>
-<li><a href="#index-g_t_0024-keywords-in-web-pages-62">$ keywords in web
pages</a>: <a href="#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in Web
Pages</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-g_t_0024-keywords-in-web-pages-71">$ keywords in web
pages</a>: <a href="#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in Web
Pages</a></li>
<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040file_007b_002fgd_002fgnuorg_007d-directory-20"><samp><span
class="file">/gd/gnuorg</span></samp> directory</a>: <a
href="#Copyright-Papers">Copyright Papers</a></li>
+<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040email_007bbug_002dgnu_002dutils_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-32"><a
href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a></a>: <a
href="#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing Lists</a></li>
<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040email_007bmaintainers_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-16"><a
href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a></a>: <a
href="#Stepping-Down">Stepping Down</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-advisory-committee-8">advisory committee</a>: <a
href="#Getting-Help">Getting Help</a></li>
-<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007balpha_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-ftp-site-for-test-releases-46"><code>alpha.gnu.org</code>,
ftp site for test releases</a>: <a href="#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
-<li><a
href="#index-announcement-mailing-list_002c-project_002dspecific-55">announcement
mailing list, project-specific</a>: <a
href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-announcements-51">announcements</a>: <a
href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
+<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007balpha_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-ftp-site-for-test-releases-55"><code>alpha.gnu.org</code>,
ftp site for test releases</a>: <a href="#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
+<li><a
href="#index-announcement-mailing-list_002c-project_002dspecific-64">announcement
mailing list, project-specific</a>: <a
href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-announcements-60">announcements</a>: <a
href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-announcements_002c-mailing-list-for-34">announcements,
mailing list for</a>: <a href="#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing
Lists</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-g_t_0040file_007bAUTHORS_007d-file-23"><samp><span
class="file">AUTHORS</span></samp> file</a>: <a
href="#Recording-Contributors">Recording Contributors</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-automake-36"><code>automake</code></a>: <a
href="#Distribution-tar-Files">Distribution tar Files</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-beta-releases-44">beta releases</a>: <a
href="#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-bug-reports-28">bug reports</a>: <a
href="#Mail">Mail</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-automake-45"><code>automake</code></a>: <a
href="#Distribution-tar-Files">Distribution tar Files</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-beta-releases-53">beta releases</a>: <a
href="#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-bug-reports_002c-handling-39">bug reports, handling</a>:
<a href="#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to Mail</a></li>
<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bbug_002dstandards_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-email-address-1"><code>address@hidden</code>
email address</a>: <a href="#Preface">Preface</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-contents-of-announcements-56">contents of
announcements</a>: <a href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-contents-of-announcements-65">contents of
announcements</a>: <a href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-contributions_002c-accepting-26">contributions,
accepting</a>: <a href="#Clean-Ups">Clean Ups</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-copyright-notices-in-program-files-24">copyright notices
in program files</a>: <a href="#Copyright-Notices">Copyright Notices</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-copyright-papers-18">copyright papers</a>: <a
href="#Copyright-Papers">Copyright Papers</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-CVS-keywords-in-web-pages-60">CVS keywords in web
pages</a>: <a href="#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in Web
Pages</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-CVS-repository-72">CVS repository</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-creating-mailing-lists-35">creating mailing lists</a>: <a
href="#Creating-Mailing-Lists">Creating Mailing Lists</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-CVS-keywords-in-web-pages-69">CVS keywords in web
pages</a>: <a href="#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in Web
Pages</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-CVS-repository-81">CVS repository</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-data-base-of-GNU-copyright-assignments-19">data base of
GNU copyright assignments</a>: <a href="#Copyright-Papers">Copyright
Papers</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-diff-38"><code>diff</code></a>: <a
href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution Patches</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-Directory_002c-Free-Software-79">Directory, Free
Software</a>: <a href="#Free-Software-Directory">Free Software
Directory</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-distribution_002c-tar-files-35">distribution, tar
files</a>: <a href="#Distribution-tar-Files">Distribution tar Files</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-diff-47"><code>diff</code></a>: <a
href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution Patches</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-Directory_002c-Free-Software-88">Directory, Free
Software</a>: <a href="#Free-Software-Directory">Free Software
Directory</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-distribution_002c-tar-files-44">distribution, tar
files</a>: <a href="#Distribution-tar-Files">Distribution tar Files</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-down_002c-when-GNU-machines-are-11">down, when GNU
machines are</a>: <a href="#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU
Account</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-email_002c-for-receiving-bug-reports-29">email, for
receiving bug reports</a>: <a href="#Mail">Mail</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-ethics-64">ethics</a>: <a
href="#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration">Ethical and Philosophical
Consideration</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-FDL_002c-GNU-Free-Documentation-License-81">FDL, GNU Free
Documentation License</a>: <a href="#GNU-Free-Documentation-License">GNU Free
Documentation License</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-email-28">email</a>: <a href="#Mail">Mail</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-ethics-73">ethics</a>: <a
href="#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration">Ethical and Philosophical
Consideration</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-FDL_002c-GNU-Free-Documentation-License-90">FDL, GNU Free
Documentation License</a>: <a href="#GNU-Free-Documentation-License">GNU Free
Documentation License</a></li>
<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bfencepost_002egnu_002eorg_007d-GNU-machine-10"><code>fencepost.gnu.org</code>
GNU machine</a>: <a href="#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU
Account</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-free-software-67">free software</a>: <a
href="#Free-Software-and-Open-Source">Free Software and Open Source</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-Free-Software-Directory-78">Free Software Directory</a>:
<a href="#Free-Software-Directory">Free Software Directory</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-FTP-site-76">FTP site</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-ftp-uploads_002c-automated-47">ftp uploads, automated</a>:
<a href="#Automated-FTP-Uploads">Automated FTP Uploads</a></li>
-<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bftp_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-the-GNU-ftp-site-42"><code>ftp.gnu.org</code>,
the GNU ftp site</a>: <a
href="#Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg">Distribution on ftp.gnu.org</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-gendocs_002esh-58"><code>gendocs.sh</code></a>: <a
href="#Invoking-gendocs_002esh">Invoking gendocs.sh</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-generating-documentation-output-59">generating
documentation output</a>: <a href="#Invoking-gendocs_002esh">Invoking
gendocs.sh</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-GNU-ftp-site-41">GNU ftp site</a>: <a
href="#Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg">Distribution on ftp.gnu.org</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-GNU_002fLinux-71">GNU/Linux</a>: <a
href="#GNU-and-Linux">GNU and Linux</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-free-software-76">free software</a>: <a
href="#Free-Software-and-Open-Source">Free Software and Open Source</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-Free-Software-Directory-87">Free Software Directory</a>:
<a href="#Free-Software-Directory">Free Software Directory</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-FTP-site-85">FTP site</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-ftp-uploads_002c-automated-56">ftp uploads, automated</a>:
<a href="#Automated-FTP-Uploads">Automated FTP Uploads</a></li>
+<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bftp_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-the-GNU-ftp-site-51"><code>ftp.gnu.org</code>,
the GNU ftp site</a>: <a
href="#Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg">Distribution on ftp.gnu.org</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-gendocs_002esh-67"><code>gendocs.sh</code></a>: <a
href="#Invoking-gendocs_002esh">Invoking gendocs.sh</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-generating-documentation-output-68">generating
documentation output</a>: <a href="#Invoking-gendocs_002esh">Invoking
gendocs.sh</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-GNU-ftp-site-50">GNU ftp site</a>: <a
href="#Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg">Distribution on ftp.gnu.org</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-GNU_002fLinux-80">GNU/Linux</a>: <a
href="#GNU-and-Linux">GNU and Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-gnustandards-project-repository-3">gnustandards project
repository</a>: <a href="#Preface">Preface</a></li>
<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bgnustandards_002dcommit_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-4"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>: <a href="#Preface">Preface</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-help-for-users_002c-mailing-list-for-33">help for users,
mailing list for</a>: <a href="#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing
Lists</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-help-requests_002c-handling-40">help requests,
handling</a>: <a href="#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to Mail</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-help_002c-getting-6">help, getting</a>: <a
href="#Getting-Help">Getting Help</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-hosting-77">hosting</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
-<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040url_007bhttp_003a_002f_002fplanet_002egnu_002eorg_007d-53"><a
href="http://planet.gnu.org";>http://planet.gnu.org</a></a>: <a
href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-hosting-86">hosting</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040url_007bhttp_003a_002f_002fplanet_002egnu_002eorg_007d-62"><a
href="http://planet.gnu.org";>http://planet.gnu.org</a></a>: <a
href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040url_007bidenti_002eca_002fgroup_002ffsfstatus_007d-13"><a
href="identi.ca/group/fsfstatus">identi.ca/group/fsfstatus</a></a>: <a
href="#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU Account</a></li>
-<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007binfo_002dgnu_007d-mailing-list-52"><code>info-gnu</code>
mailing list</a>: <a href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
+<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007binfo_002dgnu_007d-mailing-list-61"><code>info-gnu</code>
mailing list</a>: <a href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-legal-matters-17">legal matters</a>: <a
href="#Legal-Matters">Legal Matters</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-legal-papers-for-changes-in-manuals-21">legal papers for
changes in manuals</a>: <a href="#Copyright-Papers">Copyright Papers</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-license-notices-in-program-files-25">license notices in
program files</a>: <a href="#License-Notices">License Notices</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-Linux-70">Linux</a>: <a href="#GNU-and-Linux">GNU and
Linux</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-mailing-list-for-bug-reports-30">mailing list for bug
reports</a>: <a href="#Mail">Mail</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-Linux-79">Linux</a>: <a href="#GNU-and-Linux">GNU and
Linux</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-mailing-list-for-bug-reports-31">mailing list for bug
reports</a>: <a href="#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing Lists</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-mailing-lists_002c-creating-36">mailing lists,
creating</a>: <a href="#Creating-Mailing-Lists">Creating Mailing Lists</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-mailing-lists_002c-standard-names-of-30">mailing lists,
standard names of</a>: <a href="#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing
Lists</a></li>
<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bmentors_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-7"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>: <a href="#Getting-Help">Getting Help</a></li>
-<li><a
href="#index-movements_002c-Free-Software-and-Open-Source-69">movements, Free
Software and Open Source</a>: <a href="#Free-Software-and-Open-Source">Free
Software and Open Source</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-open-source-68">open source</a>: <a
href="#Free-Software-and-Open-Source">Free Software and Open Source</a></li>
+<li><a
href="#index-movements_002c-Free-Software-and-Open-Source-78">movements, Free
Software and Open Source</a>: <a href="#Free-Software-and-Open-Source">Free
Software and Open Source</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-open-source-77">open source</a>: <a
href="#Free-Software-and-Open-Source">Free Software and Open Source</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-outage_002c-of-GNU-machines-12">outage, of GNU
machines</a>: <a href="#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU Account</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-patch-39"><code>patch</code></a>: <a
href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution Patches</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-patches_002c-against-previous-releases-37">patches,
against previous releases</a>: <a href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution
Patches</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-philosophy-65">philosophy</a>: <a
href="#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration">Ethical and Philosophical
Consideration</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-patch-48"><code>patch</code></a>: <a
href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution Patches</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-patches_002c-against-previous-releases-46">patches,
against previous releases</a>: <a href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution
Patches</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-philosophy-74">philosophy</a>: <a
href="#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration">Ethical and Philosophical
Consideration</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-Piercy_002c-Marge-5">Piercy, Marge</a>: <a
href="#Preface">Preface</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-pretest-releases-45">pretest releases</a>: <a
href="#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-proofreading-80">proofreading</a>: <a
href="#Using-the-Proofreaders-List">Using the Proofreaders List</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-pretest-releases-54">pretest releases</a>: <a
href="#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-proofreading-89">proofreading</a>: <a
href="#Using-the-Proofreaders-List">Using the Proofreaders List</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-quality-of-changes-suggested-by-others-27">quality of
changes suggested by others</a>: <a href="#Clean-Ups">Clean Ups</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-RCS-keywords-in-web-pages-61">RCS keywords in web
pages</a>: <a href="#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in Web
Pages</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-RCS-keywords-in-web-pages-70">RCS keywords in web
pages</a>: <a href="#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in Web
Pages</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-recording-contributors-22">recording contributors</a>: <a
href="#Recording-Contributors">Recording Contributors</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-registration-for-uploads-48">registration for uploads</a>:
<a href="#Automated-Upload-Registration">Automated Upload Registration</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-repository-73">repository</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-registration-for-uploads-57">registration for uploads</a>:
<a href="#Automated-Upload-Registration">Automated Upload Registration</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-repository-82">repository</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-resigning-as-maintainer-15">resigning as maintainer</a>:
<a href="#Stepping-Down">Stepping Down</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-responding-to-bug-reports-31">responding to bug
reports</a>: <a href="#Mail">Mail</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-responding-to-bug-reports-38">responding to bug
reports</a>: <a href="#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to Mail</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-Savannah-repository-for-gnustandards-2">Savannah
repository for gnustandards</a>: <a href="#Preface">Preface</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-Savannah_002c-news-area-54">Savannah, news area</a>: <a
href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
-<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dannounce_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-34"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>: <a href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></li>
-<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dhackers_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-33"><code>address@hidden</code></a>:
<a href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-Savannah_002c-news-area-63">Savannah, news area</a>: <a
href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
+<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dannounce_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-43"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>: <a href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></li>
+<li><a
href="#index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dhackers_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-42"><code>address@hidden</code></a>:
<a href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-shell-account_002c-on-fencepost-9">shell account, on
fencepost</a>: <a href="#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU Account</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-source-repository-74">source repository</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-source-repository-83">source repository</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-spam-prevention-37">spam prevention</a>: <a
href="#Creating-Mailing-Lists">Creating Mailing Lists</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-standard-mailing-lists-29">standard mailing lists</a>: <a
href="#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing Lists</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-stepping-down-as-maintainer-14">stepping down as
maintainer</a>: <a href="#Stepping-Down">Stepping Down</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-terminology-66">terminology</a>: <a
href="#Terminology">Terminology</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-test-releases-43">test releases</a>: <a
href="#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-time-stamp-in-diffs-40">time stamp in diffs</a>: <a
href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution Patches</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-uploads-50">uploads</a>: <a
href="#Automated-Upload-Procedure">Automated Upload Procedure</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-uploads_002c-registration-for-49">uploads, registration
for</a>: <a href="#Automated-Upload-Registration">Automated Upload
Registration</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-version-control-32">version control</a>: <a
href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-version-control-system-75">version control system</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-web-pages-57">web pages</a>: <a href="#Web-Pages">Web
Pages</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-web-pages_002c-and-CVS-keywords-63">web pages, and CVS
keywords</a>: <a href="#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in Web
Pages</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-terminology-75">terminology</a>: <a
href="#Terminology">Terminology</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-test-releases-52">test releases</a>: <a
href="#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-time-stamp-in-diffs-49">time stamp in diffs</a>: <a
href="#Distribution-Patches">Distribution Patches</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-uploads-59">uploads</a>: <a
href="#Automated-Upload-Procedure">Automated Upload Procedure</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-uploads_002c-registration-for-58">uploads, registration
for</a>: <a href="#Automated-Upload-Registration">Automated Upload
Registration</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-version-control-41">version control</a>: <a
href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-version-control-system-84">version control system</a>: <a
href="#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-web-pages-66">web pages</a>: <a href="#Web-Pages">Web
Pages</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-web-pages_002c-and-CVS-keywords-72">web pages, and CVS
keywords</a>: <a href="#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in Web
Pages</a></li>
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--- maintain.txt 25 Apr 2010 18:38:01 -0000 1.54
+++ maintain.txt 29 Apr 2010 18:38:47 -0000 1.55
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
7 Cleaning Up Changes
8 Platforms to Support
9 Dealing With Mail
+ 9.1 Standard Mailing Lists
+ 9.2 Creating Mailing Lists
+ 9.3 Replying to Mail
10 Recording Old Versions
11 Distributions
11.1 Distribution tar Files
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@
Version
*******
-Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 25,
+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 29,
2010.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
@@ -74,10 +77,10 @@
This file contains guidelines and advice for someone who is the
maintainer of a GNU program on behalf of the GNU Project. Everyone is
entitled to change and redistribute GNU software; you need not pay
-attention to this file to get permission. But if you want to maintain a
-version for widespread distribution, we suggest you follow these
-guidelines. If you would like to be a GNU maintainer, then it is
-essential to follow these guidelines.
+attention to this file to get permission. But if you want to maintain
+a version for widespread distribution, we suggest you follow these
+guidelines. If you are or would like to be a GNU maintainer, then it
+is essential to follow these guidelines.
In addition to this document, please read and follow the GNU Coding
Standards (*note Contents: (standards)Top.).
@@ -85,10 +88,10 @@
Please send corrections or suggestions for this document to
<address@hidden>. If you make a suggestion, please include
suggested new wording if you can. We prefer a context diff to the
-Texinfo source, but if that's difficult for you, you can make a context
-diff for some other version of this document, or propose it in any way
-that makes it clear. The source repository for this document can be
-found at `http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards'.
+Texinfo source, but if that's difficult for you, you can make a diff
+for some other version of this document, or propose it in any way that
+makes it clear. The source repository for this document can be found
+at `http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards'.
If you want to receive diffs for every change to these GNU documents,
join the mailing list address@hidden', for instance via
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@
enable per to feel person has done the right thing."
This release of the GNU Maintainer Information was last updated
-April 25, 2010.
+April 29, 2010.
2 Getting Help
**************
@@ -853,38 +856,51 @@
9 Dealing With Mail
*******************
+This chapter describes setting up mailing lists for your package, and
+gives advice on how to handle bug reports and random requests once you
+have them.
+
+9.1 Standard Mailing Lists
+==========================
+
Once a program is in use, you will get bug reports for it. Most GNU
programs have their own special lists for sending bug reports. The
advertised bug-reporting email address should always be
address@hidden', to help show users that the program is a GNU
-package, but it is ok to set up that list to forward to another site
-for further forwarding. The package distribution should state the name
-of the bug-reporting list in a prominent place, and ask users to help
-us by reporting bugs there.
+package, but it is ok to set up that list to forward to another site if
+you prefer. The package distribution should state the name of the
+bug-reporting list in a prominent place, and ask users to help us by
+reporting bugs there.
We also have a catch-all list, <address@hidden>, which is
used for all GNU programs that don't have their own specific lists. But
nowadays we want to give each program its own bug-reporting list and
move away from using <bug-gnu-utils>.
- If you wish, you can also have mailing lists such as `info-PROGRAM'
-for announcements (*note Announcements::), `help-PROGRAM' for general
-help and discussion (see below), or any others you find useful.
-
- By far the easiest way to create mailing lists is through
-`savannah.gnu.org'. Once you register your program, you can do this
-yourself through the `Mailing Lists' menu, without needing intervention
-by anyone else. Furthermore, lists created through Savannah will have
-a reasonable default configuration for antispam purposes (see below).
-
- If you are the maintainer of a GNU package, you should have an
-account on the GNU servers; contact
-`http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html' if you don't have
-one. (You can also ask for accounts for people who help you a large
-amount in working on the package.) With this account, you can edit
-`/com/mailer/aliases' to create a new unmanaged list or add yourself to
-an existing unmanaged list. A comment near the beginning of that file
-explains how to create a Mailman-managed mailing list.
+ Some GNU programs with many users have another mailing list,
+`help-PROGRAM.org', for people to ask other users for help. If your
+program has many users, you should create such a list for it. For a
+fairly new program, which doesn't have a large user base yet, it is
+better not to bother with this.
+
+ If you wish, you can also have a mailing list `info-PROGRAM' for
+announcements (*note Announcements::), and any others you find useful.
+
+9.2 Creating Mailing Lists
+==========================
+
+Using the web interface on `savannah.gnu.org' is by far the easiest way
+to create normal mailing lists, managed through Mailman on the GNU mail
+server. Once you register your package on Savannah, you can create
+(and remove) lists yourself through the `Mailing Lists' menu, without
+needing to wait for intervention by anyone else. Furthermore, lists
+created through Savannah will have a reasonable default configuration
+for antispam purposes (see below).
+
+ To create and maintain simple aliases and unmanaged lists, you can
+edit `/com/mailer/aliases' on the main GNU server. If you don't have
+an account there, `http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html'
+(*note Getting a GNU Account::).
But if you don't want to learn how to do those things, you can
alternatively ask <address@hidden> to add you to the bug-reporting
@@ -900,9 +916,18 @@
best) reviewing the held messages, accepting the real ones and
discarding the junk.
- When you receive bug reports, keep in mind that bug reports are
-crucial for your work. If you don't know about problems, you cannot
-fix them. So always thank each person who sends a bug report.
+ Lists created through Savannah will have this setting, and a number
+of others, such that spam will be automatically deleted (after a short
+delay). The Savannah mailing list page describes all the details. You
+should still review the held messages in order to approve any that are
+real.
+
+9.3 Replying to Mail
+====================
+
+When you receive bug reports, keep in mind that bug reports are crucial
+for your work. If you don't know about problems, you cannot fix them.
+So always thank each person who sends a bug report.
You don't have an obligation to give more response than that, though.
The main purpose of bug reports is to help you contribute to the
@@ -933,8 +958,8 @@
response.
Some GNU packages, such as Emacs and GCC, come with advice about how
-to make bug reports useful. If you want to copy and adapt that, it
-could be a very useful thing to do.
+to make bug reports useful. Copying and adapting that could be very
+useful for your package.
10 Recording Old Versions
*************************
@@ -1359,17 +1384,17 @@
situation.
Please also post release announcements in the news section of your
-Savannah project site. It is fine to also write news entries for test
-releases and any other newsworthy events. The news feeds from all GNU
-projects at savannah are aggregated at `http://planet.gnu.org' (GNU
+Savannah project site. Here, it is fine to also write news entries for
+test releases and any other newsworthy events. The news feeds from all
+GNU projects at savannah are aggregated at `http://planet.gnu.org' (GNU
Planet). You can also post items directly, or arrange for feeds from
-other locations; see contact information on the GNU Planet web page.
+other locations; see information on the GNU Planet web page.
You can maintain your own mailing list (typically
<address@hidden>) for announcements as well if you like. For
your own list, of course you decide as you see fit what events are
-worth announcing. (*Note Mail::, for more suggestions on handling mail
-for your package.)
+worth announcing. (*Note Mail::, for setting this up, and more
+suggestions on handling mail for your package.)
When writing an announcement, please include the following:
@@ -1398,10 +1423,14 @@
information rather than flashy eye candy, and to keep the site simple
and uniform.
+ We encourage you to use the standard `www.gnu.org' template as the
+basis for your pages:
+`http://www.gnu.org/server/standardsboilerplate-source.html'.
+
Some GNU packages have just simple web pages, but the more
information you provide, the better. So please write as much as you
usefully can, and put all of it on `www.gnu.org'. However, pages that
-access databases (including mail logs and bug tracking) are an
+access databases (including mail archives and bug tracking) are an
exception; set them up on whatever site is convenient for you, and make
the pages on `www.gnu.org' link to that site.
@@ -1555,8 +1584,8 @@
Since `www.gnu.org' works through CVS, CVS keywords in your manual,
such as `$Log: maintain.txt,v $
-such as `Revision 1.54 2010/04/25 18:38:01 karl
-such as `text clean-ups of advisory committee description
+such as `Revision 1.55 2010/04/29 18:38:47 karl
+such as `split mail section; mention web boilerplate; etc.
such as `', need special treatment (even if you don't happen to
maintain your manual in CVS).
@@ -2269,85 +2298,94 @@
Index
*****
-$ keywords in web pages: See 12.4. (line 1556)
-/gd/gnuorg directory: See 6.1. (line 227)
-<address@hidden>: See 4. (line 155)
-advisory committee: See 2. (line 118)
-alpha.gnu.org, ftp site for test releases: See 11.4. (line 1066)
-announcement mailing list, project-specific: See 11.6. (line 1368)
-announcements: See 11.6. (line 1353)
-AUTHORS file: See 6.3. (line 439)
-automake: See 11.1. (line 1006)
-beta releases: See 11.4. (line 1066)
-bug reports: See 9. (line 856)
address@hidden email address: See 1. (line 85)
-contents of announcements: See 11.6. (line 1374)
-contributions, accepting: See 7. (line 777)
-copyright notices in program files: See 6.5. (line 496)
-copyright papers: See 6.1. (line 210)
-CVS keywords in web pages: See 12.4. (line 1556)
-CVS repository: See 15. (line 1700)
-data base of GNU copyright assignments: See 6.1. (line 221)
-diff: See 11.2. (line 1030)
-Directory, Free Software: See 16. (line 1729)
-distribution, tar files: See 11.1. (line 981)
-down, when GNU machines are: See 3. (line 137)
-email, for receiving bug reports: See 9. (line 856)
-ethics: See 13. (line 1585)
+$ keywords in web pages: See 12.4. (line 1585)
+/gd/gnuorg directory: See 6.1. (line 230)
+<address@hidden>: See 9.1. (line 875)
+<address@hidden>: See 4. (line 158)
+advisory committee: See 2. (line 121)
+alpha.gnu.org, ftp site for test releases: See 11.4. (line 1091)
+announcement mailing list, project-specific: See 11.6. (line 1393)
+announcements: See 11.6. (line 1378)
+announcements, mailing list for: See 9.1. (line 886)
+AUTHORS file: See 6.3. (line 442)
+automake: See 11.1. (line 1031)
+beta releases: See 11.4. (line 1091)
+bug reports, handling: See 9.3. (line 928)
address@hidden email address: See 1. (line 88)
+contents of announcements: See 11.6. (line 1399)
+contributions, accepting: See 7. (line 780)
+copyright notices in program files: See 6.5. (line 499)
+copyright papers: See 6.1. (line 213)
+creating mailing lists: See 9.2. (line 892)
+CVS keywords in web pages: See 12.4. (line 1585)
+CVS repository: See 15. (line 1729)
+data base of GNU copyright assignments: See 6.1. (line 224)
+diff: See 11.2. (line 1055)
+Directory, Free Software: See 16. (line 1758)
+distribution, tar files: See 11.1. (line 1006)
+down, when GNU machines are: See 3. (line 140)
+email: See 9. (line 859)
+ethics: See 13. (line 1614)
FDL, GNU Free Documentation License: See Appendix A.
- (line 1786)
-fencepost.gnu.org GNU machine: See 3. (line 129)
-free software: See 14.1. (line 1640)
-Free Software Directory: See 16. (line 1729)
-FTP site: See 15. (line 1700)
-ftp uploads, automated: See 11.5. (line 1109)
-ftp.gnu.org, the GNU ftp site: See 11.3. (line 1055)
-gendocs.sh: See 12.3.1. (line 1479)
-generating documentation output: See 12.3.1. (line 1479)
-GNU ftp site: See 11.3. (line 1055)
-GNU/Linux: See 14.2. (line 1665)
-gnustandards project repository: See 1. (line 85)
address@hidden mailing list: See 1. (line 93)
-help, getting: See 2. (line 113)
-hosting: See 15. (line 1700)
-http://planet.gnu.org: See 11.6. (line 1361)
-identi.ca/group/fsfstatus: See 3. (line 137)
-info-gnu mailing list: See 11.6. (line 1353)
-legal matters: See 6. (line 204)
-legal papers for changes in manuals: See 6.1. (line 299)
-license notices in program files: See 6.6. (line 594)
-Linux: See 14.2. (line 1665)
-mailing list for bug reports: See 9. (line 856)
address@hidden mailing list: See 2. (line 113)
-movements, Free Software and Open Source: See 14.1. (line 1640)
-open source: See 14.1. (line 1640)
-outage, of GNU machines: See 3. (line 137)
-patch: See 11.2. (line 1030)
-patches, against previous releases: See 11.2. (line 1012)
-philosophy: See 13. (line 1585)
-Piercy, Marge: See 1. (line 99)
-pretest releases: See 11.4. (line 1066)
-proofreading: See 17. (line 1740)
-quality of changes suggested by others: See 7. (line 777)
-RCS keywords in web pages: See 12.4. (line 1556)
-recording contributors: See 6.3. (line 408)
-registration for uploads: See 11.5.1. (line 1120)
-repository: See 15. (line 1700)
-resigning as maintainer: See 4. (line 146)
-responding to bug reports: See 9. (line 903)
-Savannah repository for gnustandards: See 1. (line 85)
-Savannah, news area: See 11.6. (line 1361)
address@hidden mailing list: See 10. (line 966)
address@hidden: See 10. (line 954)
-shell account, on fencepost: See 3. (line 129)
-source repository: See 15. (line 1700)
-stepping down as maintainer: See 4. (line 146)
-terminology: See 14. (line 1633)
-test releases: See 11.4. (line 1066)
-time stamp in diffs: See 11.2. (line 1030)
-uploads: See 11.5.2. (line 1167)
-uploads, registration for: See 11.5.1. (line 1120)
-version control: See 10. (line 942)
-version control system: See 15. (line 1700)
-web pages: See 12. (line 1394)
-web pages, and CVS keywords: See 12.4. (line 1556)
+ (line 1815)
+fencepost.gnu.org GNU machine: See 3. (line 132)
+free software: See 14.1. (line 1669)
+Free Software Directory: See 16. (line 1758)
+FTP site: See 15. (line 1729)
+ftp uploads, automated: See 11.5. (line 1134)
+ftp.gnu.org, the GNU ftp site: See 11.3. (line 1080)
+gendocs.sh: See 12.3.1. (line 1508)
+generating documentation output: See 12.3.1. (line 1508)
+GNU ftp site: See 11.3. (line 1080)
+GNU/Linux: See 14.2. (line 1694)
+gnustandards project repository: See 1. (line 88)
address@hidden mailing list: See 1. (line 96)
+help for users, mailing list for: See 9.1. (line 880)
+help requests, handling: See 9.3. (line 928)
+help, getting: See 2. (line 116)
+hosting: See 15. (line 1729)
+http://planet.gnu.org: See 11.6. (line 1386)
+identi.ca/group/fsfstatus: See 3. (line 140)
+info-gnu mailing list: See 11.6. (line 1378)
+legal matters: See 6. (line 207)
+legal papers for changes in manuals: See 6.1. (line 302)
+license notices in program files: See 6.6. (line 597)
+Linux: See 14.2. (line 1694)
+mailing list for bug reports: See 9.1. (line 866)
+mailing lists, creating: See 9.2. (line 892)
+mailing lists, standard names of: See 9.1. (line 866)
address@hidden mailing list: See 2. (line 116)
+movements, Free Software and Open Source: See 14.1. (line 1669)
+open source: See 14.1. (line 1669)
+outage, of GNU machines: See 3. (line 140)
+patch: See 11.2. (line 1055)
+patches, against previous releases: See 11.2. (line 1037)
+philosophy: See 13. (line 1614)
+Piercy, Marge: See 1. (line 102)
+pretest releases: See 11.4. (line 1091)
+proofreading: See 17. (line 1769)
+quality of changes suggested by others: See 7. (line 780)
+RCS keywords in web pages: See 12.4. (line 1585)
+recording contributors: See 6.3. (line 411)
+registration for uploads: See 11.5.1. (line 1145)
+repository: See 15. (line 1729)
+resigning as maintainer: See 4. (line 149)
+responding to bug reports: See 9.3. (line 928)
+Savannah repository for gnustandards: See 1. (line 88)
+Savannah, news area: See 11.6. (line 1386)
address@hidden mailing list: See 10. (line 991)
address@hidden: See 10. (line 979)
+shell account, on fencepost: See 3. (line 132)
+source repository: See 15. (line 1729)
+spam prevention: See 9.2. (line 911)
+standard mailing lists: See 9.1. (line 866)
+stepping down as maintainer: See 4. (line 149)
+terminology: See 14. (line 1662)
+test releases: See 11.4. (line 1091)
+time stamp in diffs: See 11.2. (line 1055)
+uploads: See 11.5.2. (line 1192)
+uploads, registration for: See 11.5.1. (line 1145)
+version control: See 10. (line 967)
+version control system: See 15. (line 1729)
+web pages: See 12. (line 1419)
+web pages, and CVS keywords: See 12.4. (line 1585)
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<link rel="prev" href="Automated-FTP-Uploads.html#Automated-FTP-Uploads"
title="Automated FTP Uploads">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
<!--
-Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 25, 2010.
+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 29, 2010.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
<h3 class="section">11.6 Announcing Releases</h3>
-<p><a name="index-announcements-51"></a>
-<a name="index-g_t_0040code_007binfo_002dgnu_007d-mailing-list-52"></a>When
you have a new release, please make an announcement. For
+<p><a name="index-announcements-60"></a>
+<a name="index-g_t_0040code_007binfo_002dgnu_007d-mailing-list-61"></a>When
you have a new release, please make an announcement. For
official new releases, including those made just to fix bugs, we
strongly recommend using the (moderated) general GNU announcements
list, <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>. Doing so makes it
easier for users
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@
please do not announce test releases on <code>info-gnu</code> unless it's a
highly unusual situation.
- <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040url_007bhttp_003a_002f_002fplanet_002egnu_002eorg_007d-53"></a><a
name="index-Savannah_002c-news-area-54"></a>Please also post release
announcements in the news section of your
-Savannah project site. It is fine to also write news entries for test
-releases and any other newsworthy events. The news feeds from all GNU
-projects at savannah are aggregated at <a
href="http://planet.gnu.org";>http://planet.gnu.org</a>
-(GNU Planet). You can also post items directly, or arrange for feeds
-from other locations; see contact information on the GNU Planet web
-page.
+ <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040url_007bhttp_003a_002f_002fplanet_002egnu_002eorg_007d-62"></a><a
name="index-Savannah_002c-news-area-63"></a>Please also post release
announcements in the news section of your
+Savannah project site. Here, it is fine to also write news entries
+for test releases and any other newsworthy events. The news feeds
+from all GNU projects at savannah are aggregated at
+<a href="http://planet.gnu.org";>http://planet.gnu.org</a> (GNU Planet). You
can also post items
+directly, or arrange for feeds from other locations; see information
+on the GNU Planet web page.
- <p><a
name="index-announcement-mailing-list_002c-project_002dspecific-55"></a>You can
maintain your own mailing list (typically
+ <p><a
name="index-announcement-mailing-list_002c-project_002dspecific-64"></a>You can
maintain your own mailing list (typically
<a
href="mailto:info-<var>program</var>@gnu.org">info-<var>program</var>@gnu.org</a>)
for announcements as well if you
like. For your own list, of course you decide as you see fit what
-events are worth announcing. (See <a href="Mail.html#Mail">Mail</a>, for more
suggestions on
-handling mail for your package.)
+events are worth announcing. (See <a href="Mail.html#Mail">Mail</a>, for
setting this up, and
+more suggestions on handling mail for your package.)
- <p><a name="index-contents-of-announcements-56"></a>When writing an
announcement, please include the following:
+ <p><a name="index-contents-of-announcements-65"></a>When writing an
announcement, please include the following:
<ul>
<li>A very brief description (a few sentences at most) of the general
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<link rel="next" href="Announcements.html#Announcements" title="Announcements">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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-Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 25, 2010.
+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 29, 2010.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
<h3 class="section">11.5 Automated FTP Uploads</h3>
-<p><a name="index-ftp-uploads_002c-automated-47"></a>In order to upload new
releases to <code>ftp.gnu.org</code> or
+<p><a name="index-ftp-uploads_002c-automated-56"></a>In order to upload new
releases to <code>ftp.gnu.org</code> or
<code>alpha.gnu.org</code>, you first need to register the necessary
information. Then, you can perform uploads yourself, with no
intervention needed by the system administrators.
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<link rel="next"
href="FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e1.html#FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e1"
title="FTP Upload Directive File - v1.1">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 29, 2010.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
<h4 class="subsection">11.5.2 Automated Upload Procedure</h4>
-<p><a name="index-uploads-50"></a>
+<p><a name="index-uploads-59"></a>
Once you have registered your information as described in the previous
section, you will be able to do ftp uploads for yourself using the
following procedure.
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<link rel="next"
href="Automated-Upload-Procedure.html#Automated-Upload-Procedure"
title="Automated Upload Procedure">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 29, 2010.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
<h4 class="subsection">11.5.1 Automated Upload Registration</h4>
-<p><a name="index-registration-for-uploads-48"></a><a
name="index-uploads_002c-registration-for-49"></a>
+<p><a name="index-registration-for-uploads-57"></a><a
name="index-uploads_002c-registration-for-58"></a>
Here is how to register your information so you can perform uploads
for your GNU package:
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<link rel="prev" href="Manuals-on-Web-Pages.html#Manuals-on-Web-Pages"
title="Manuals on Web Pages">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 29, 2010.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
<h3 class="section">12.4 CVS Keywords in Web Pages</h3>
-<p><a name="index-CVS-keywords-in-web-pages-60"></a><a
name="index-RCS-keywords-in-web-pages-61"></a><a
name="index-g_t_0024-keywords-in-web-pages-62"></a><a
name="index-web-pages_002c-and-CVS-keywords-63"></a>
+<p><a name="index-CVS-keywords-in-web-pages-69"></a><a
name="index-RCS-keywords-in-web-pages-70"></a><a
name="index-g_t_0024-keywords-in-web-pages-71"></a><a
name="index-web-pages_002c-and-CVS-keywords-72"></a>
Since <code>www.gnu.org</code> works through CVS, CVS keywords in your
manual, such as <code>$<!-- /@w -->Log$</code>, need special treatment (even
if you
don't happen to maintain your manual in CVS).
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ftp site for test releases</a>: <a
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href="Distribution-tar-Files.html#index-automake-36"><code>automake</code></a>:
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Files</a></li>
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href="Test-Releases.html#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
-<li><a href="Mail.html#index-bug-reports-28">bug reports</a>: <a
href="Mail.html#Mail">Mail</a></li>
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href="Distribution-tar-Files.html#index-automake-45"><code>automake</code></a>:
<a href="Distribution-tar-Files.html#Distribution-tar-Files">Distribution tar
Files</a></li>
+<li><a href="Test-Releases.html#index-beta-releases-53">beta releases</a>: <a
href="Test-Releases.html#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
+<li><a href="Replying-to-Mail.html#index-bug-reports_002c-handling-39">bug
reports, handling</a>: <a
href="Replying-to-Mail.html#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to Mail</a></li>
<li><a
href="Preface.html#index-g_t_0040code_007bbug_002dstandards_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-email-address-1"><code>address@hidden</code>
email address</a>: <a href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></li>
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-<li><a href="Hosting.html#index-CVS-repository-72">CVS repository</a>: <a
href="Hosting.html#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
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Web Pages</a></li>
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href="Hosting.html#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
<li><a
href="Copyright-Papers.html#index-data-base-of-GNU-copyright-assignments-19">data
base of GNU copyright assignments</a>: <a
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Files</a></li>
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<a href="Distribution-Patches.html#Distribution-Patches">Distribution
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Free Software</a>: <a
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tar files</a>: <a
href="Distribution-tar-Files.html#Distribution-tar-Files">Distribution tar
Files</a></li>
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Free Documentation License</a></li>
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<a
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and Philosophical Consideration</a></li>
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GNU Free Documentation License</a>: <a
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gendocs.sh</a></li>
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href="Invoking-gendocs_002esh.html#Invoking-gendocs_002esh">Invoking
gendocs.sh</a></li>
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href="Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html#index-GNU-ftp-site-41">GNU ftp
site</a>: <a
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software</a>: <a
href="Free-Software-and-Open-Source.html#Free-Software-and-Open-Source">Free
Software and Open Source</a></li>
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Software Directory</a>: <a
href="Free-Software-Directory.html#Free-Software-Directory">Free Software
Directory</a></li>
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uploads, automated</a>: <a
href="Automated-FTP-Uploads.html#Automated-FTP-Uploads">Automated FTP
Uploads</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html#index-g_t_0040code_007bftp_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-the-GNU-ftp-site-51"><code>ftp.gnu.org</code>,
the GNU ftp site</a>: <a
href="Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html#Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg">Distribution
on ftp.gnu.org</a></li>
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href="Invoking-gendocs_002esh.html#index-gendocs_002esh-67"><code>gendocs.sh</code></a>:
<a href="Invoking-gendocs_002esh.html#Invoking-gendocs_002esh">Invoking
gendocs.sh</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Invoking-gendocs_002esh.html#index-generating-documentation-output-68">generating
documentation output</a>: <a
href="Invoking-gendocs_002esh.html#Invoking-gendocs_002esh">Invoking
gendocs.sh</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html#index-GNU-ftp-site-50">GNU ftp
site</a>: <a
href="Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html#Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg">Distribution
on ftp.gnu.org</a></li>
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<li><a
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project repository</a>: <a href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></li>
<li><a
href="Preface.html#index-g_t_0040code_007bgnustandards_002dcommit_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-4"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>: <a href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></li>
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for users, mailing list for</a>: <a
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+<li><a href="Replying-to-Mail.html#index-help-requests_002c-handling-40">help
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href="Announcements.html#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
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+<li><a
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href="Getting-a-GNU-Account.html#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU
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-<li><a
href="Announcements.html#index-g_t_0040code_007binfo_002dgnu_007d-mailing-list-52"><code>info-gnu</code>
mailing list</a>: <a
href="Announcements.html#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Announcements.html#index-g_t_0040code_007binfo_002dgnu_007d-mailing-list-61"><code>info-gnu</code>
mailing list</a>: <a
href="Announcements.html#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
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<li><a
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href="GNU-and-Linux.html#GNU-and-Linux">GNU and Linux</a></li>
-<li><a href="Mail.html#index-mailing-list-for-bug-reports-30">mailing list for
bug reports</a>: <a href="Mail.html#Mail">Mail</a></li>
+<li><a href="GNU-and-Linux.html#index-Linux-79">Linux</a>: <a
href="GNU-and-Linux.html#GNU-and-Linux">GNU and Linux</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#index-mailing-list-for-bug-reports-31">mailing
list for bug reports</a>: <a
href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing
Lists</a></li>
+<li><a
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lists, creating</a>: <a
href="Creating-Mailing-Lists.html#Creating-Mailing-Lists">Creating Mailing
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+<li><a
href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#index-mailing-lists_002c-standard-names-of-30">mailing
lists, standard names of</a>: <a
href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing
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<li><a
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mailing list</a>: <a href="Getting-Help.html#Getting-Help">Getting
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source</a>: <a
href="Free-Software-and-Open-Source.html#Free-Software-and-Open-Source">Free
Software and Open Source</a></li>
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Free Software and Open Source</a>: <a
href="Free-Software-and-Open-Source.html#Free-Software-and-Open-Source">Free
Software and Open Source</a></li>
+<li><a href="Free-Software-and-Open-Source.html#index-open-source-77">open
source</a>: <a
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Software and Open Source</a></li>
<li><a
href="Getting-a-GNU-Account.html#index-outage_002c-of-GNU-machines-12">outage,
of GNU machines</a>: <a
href="Getting-a-GNU-Account.html#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU
Account</a></li>
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Patches</a></li>
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href="Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration.html#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration">Ethical
and Philosophical Consideration</a></li>
+<li><a href="Distribution-Patches.html#index-patch-48"><code>patch</code></a>:
<a href="Distribution-Patches.html#Distribution-Patches">Distribution
Patches</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Distribution-Patches.html#index-patches_002c-against-previous-releases-46">patches,
against previous releases</a>: <a
href="Distribution-Patches.html#Distribution-Patches">Distribution
Patches</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration.html#index-philosophy-74">philosophy</a>:
<a
href="Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration.html#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration">Ethical
and Philosophical Consideration</a></li>
<li><a href="Preface.html#index-Piercy_002c-Marge-5">Piercy, Marge</a>: <a
href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></li>
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releases</a>: <a href="Test-Releases.html#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
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<a href="Using-the-Proofreaders-List.html#Using-the-Proofreaders-List">Using
the Proofreaders List</a></li>
+<li><a href="Test-Releases.html#index-pretest-releases-54">pretest
releases</a>: <a href="Test-Releases.html#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Using-the-Proofreaders-List.html#index-proofreading-89">proofreading</a>:
<a href="Using-the-Proofreaders-List.html#Using-the-Proofreaders-List">Using
the Proofreaders List</a></li>
<li><a
href="Clean-Ups.html#index-quality-of-changes-suggested-by-others-27">quality
of changes suggested by others</a>: <a href="Clean-Ups.html#Clean-Ups">Clean
Ups</a></li>
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keywords in web pages</a>: <a
href="CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in
Web Pages</a></li>
+<li><a
href="CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html#index-RCS-keywords-in-web-pages-70">RCS
keywords in web pages</a>: <a
href="CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in
Web Pages</a></li>
<li><a
href="Recording-Contributors.html#index-recording-contributors-22">recording
contributors</a>: <a
href="Recording-Contributors.html#Recording-Contributors">Recording
Contributors</a></li>
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href="Automated-Upload-Registration.html#index-registration-for-uploads-48">registration
for uploads</a>: <a
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href="Hosting.html#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a
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for uploads</a>: <a
href="Automated-Upload-Registration.html#Automated-Upload-Registration">Automated
Upload Registration</a></li>
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href="Hosting.html#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
<li><a href="Stepping-Down.html#index-resigning-as-maintainer-15">resigning as
maintainer</a>: <a href="Stepping-Down.html#Stepping-Down">Stepping
Down</a></li>
-<li><a href="Mail.html#index-responding-to-bug-reports-31">responding to bug
reports</a>: <a href="Mail.html#Mail">Mail</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Replying-to-Mail.html#index-responding-to-bug-reports-38">responding to
bug reports</a>: <a href="Replying-to-Mail.html#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to
Mail</a></li>
<li><a
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repository for gnustandards</a>: <a href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></li>
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news area</a>: <a href="Announcements.html#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
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<a href="Old-Versions.html#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></li>
+<li><a href="Announcements.html#index-Savannah_002c-news-area-63">Savannah,
news area</a>: <a href="Announcements.html#Announcements">Announcements</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Old-Versions.html#index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dannounce_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-43"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>: <a href="Old-Versions.html#Old-Versions">Old
Versions</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Old-Versions.html#index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dhackers_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-42"><code>address@hidden</code></a>:
<a href="Old-Versions.html#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></li>
<li><a
href="Getting-a-GNU-Account.html#index-shell-account_002c-on-fencepost-9">shell
account, on fencepost</a>: <a
href="Getting-a-GNU-Account.html#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU
Account</a></li>
-<li><a href="Hosting.html#index-source-repository-74">source repository</a>:
<a href="Hosting.html#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a href="Hosting.html#index-source-repository-83">source repository</a>:
<a href="Hosting.html#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a href="Creating-Mailing-Lists.html#index-spam-prevention-37">spam
prevention</a>: <a
href="Creating-Mailing-Lists.html#Creating-Mailing-Lists">Creating Mailing
Lists</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#index-standard-mailing-lists-29">standard
mailing lists</a>: <a
href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing
Lists</a></li>
<li><a href="Stepping-Down.html#index-stepping-down-as-maintainer-14">stepping
down as maintainer</a>: <a href="Stepping-Down.html#Stepping-Down">Stepping
Down</a></li>
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href="Terminology.html#Terminology">Terminology</a></li>
-<li><a href="Test-Releases.html#index-test-releases-43">test releases</a>: <a
href="Test-Releases.html#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
-<li><a href="Distribution-Patches.html#index-time-stamp-in-diffs-40">time
stamp in diffs</a>: <a
href="Distribution-Patches.html#Distribution-Patches">Distribution
Patches</a></li>
-<li><a href="Automated-Upload-Procedure.html#index-uploads-50">uploads</a>: <a
href="Automated-Upload-Procedure.html#Automated-Upload-Procedure">Automated
Upload Procedure</a></li>
-<li><a
href="Automated-Upload-Registration.html#index-uploads_002c-registration-for-49">uploads,
registration for</a>: <a
href="Automated-Upload-Registration.html#Automated-Upload-Registration">Automated
Upload Registration</a></li>
-<li><a href="Old-Versions.html#index-version-control-32">version control</a>:
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-<li><a href="Hosting.html#index-version-control-system-75">version control
system</a>: <a href="Hosting.html#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
-<li><a href="Web-Pages.html#index-web-pages-57">web pages</a>: <a
href="Web-Pages.html#Web-Pages">Web Pages</a></li>
-<li><a
href="CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html#index-web-pages_002c-and-CVS-keywords-63">web
pages, and CVS keywords</a>: <a
href="CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in
Web Pages</a></li>
+<li><a href="Terminology.html#index-terminology-75">terminology</a>: <a
href="Terminology.html#Terminology">Terminology</a></li>
+<li><a href="Test-Releases.html#index-test-releases-52">test releases</a>: <a
href="Test-Releases.html#Test-Releases">Test Releases</a></li>
+<li><a href="Distribution-Patches.html#index-time-stamp-in-diffs-49">time
stamp in diffs</a>: <a
href="Distribution-Patches.html#Distribution-Patches">Distribution
Patches</a></li>
+<li><a href="Automated-Upload-Procedure.html#index-uploads-59">uploads</a>: <a
href="Automated-Upload-Procedure.html#Automated-Upload-Procedure">Automated
Upload Procedure</a></li>
+<li><a
href="Automated-Upload-Registration.html#index-uploads_002c-registration-for-58">uploads,
registration for</a>: <a
href="Automated-Upload-Registration.html#Automated-Upload-Registration">Automated
Upload Registration</a></li>
+<li><a href="Old-Versions.html#index-version-control-41">version control</a>:
<a href="Old-Versions.html#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></li>
+<li><a href="Hosting.html#index-version-control-system-84">version control
system</a>: <a href="Hosting.html#Hosting">Hosting</a></li>
+<li><a href="Web-Pages.html#index-web-pages-66">web pages</a>: <a
href="Web-Pages.html#Web-Pages">Web Pages</a></li>
+<li><a
href="CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html#index-web-pages_002c-and-CVS-keywords-72">web
pages, and CVS keywords</a>: <a
href="CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages">CVS Keywords in
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title="Manuals on Web Pages">
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title="Texinfo Homepage">
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class="command">gendocs.sh</span></samp></h4>
-<p><a name="index-gendocs_002esh-58"></a><a
name="index-generating-documentation-output-59"></a>
+<p><a name="index-gendocs_002esh-67"></a><a
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<h2 class="chapter">9 Dealing With Mail</h2>
-<p><a name="index-bug-reports-28"></a>
-<a name="index-email_002c-for-receiving-bug-reports-29"></a><a
name="index-mailing-list-for-bug-reports-30"></a>Once a program is in use, you
will get bug reports for it. Most GNU
-programs have their own special lists for sending bug reports. The
-advertised bug-reporting email address should always be
-‘<samp><span class="samp">bug-</span><var>program</var><span
class="samp">@gnu.org</span></samp>’, to help show users that the program
-is a GNU package, but it is ok to set up that list to forward to another
-site for further forwarding. The package distribution should state the
-name of the bug-reporting list in a prominent place, and ask users to
-help us by reporting bugs there.
-
- <p>We also have a catch-all list, <a
href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>, which is
-used for all GNU programs that don't have their own specific lists. But
-nowadays we want to give each program its own bug-reporting list and
-move away from using <a href="mailto:bug-gnu-utils";>bug-gnu-utils</a>.
-
- <p>If you wish, you can also have mailing lists such as
-‘<samp><span class="samp">info-</span><var>program</var></samp>’
for announcements (see <a
href="Announcements.html#Announcements">Announcements</a>),
-‘<samp><span class="samp">help-</span><var>program</var></samp>’
for general help and discussion (see below),
-or any others you find useful.
-
- <p>By far the easiest way to create mailing lists is through
-<code>savannah.gnu.org</code>. Once you register your program, you can do
-this yourself through the `Mailing Lists' menu, without needing
-intervention by anyone else. Furthermore, lists created through
-Savannah will have a reasonable default configuration for antispam
-purposes (see below).
-
- <p>If you are the maintainer of a GNU package, you should have an account
-on the GNU servers; contact
-<a
href="http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html";>http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html</a>
if you don't
-have one. (You can also ask for accounts for people who help you a
-large amount in working on the package.) With this account, you can
-edit <samp><span class="file">/com/mailer/aliases</span></samp> to create a
new unmanaged list or add
-yourself to an existing unmanaged list. A comment near the beginning
-of that file explains how to create a Mailman-managed mailing list.
-
- <p>But if you don't want to learn how to do those things, you can
-alternatively ask <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a> to add
you to the
-bug-reporting list for your program. To set up a new list, contact
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>. You can subscribe to a
list managed
-by Mailman by sending mail to the corresponding ‘<samp><span
class="samp">-request</span></samp>’ address.
-
- <p>You should moderate postings from non-subscribed addresses on your
-mailing lists, to prevent propagation of unwanted messages (“spam”)
-to subscribers and to the list archives. For lists controlled by
-Mailman, you can do this by setting <code>Privacy Options - Sender
-Filter - generic_nonmember_action</code> to <code>Hold</code>, and then
-periodically (daily is best) reviewing the held messages, accepting
-the real ones and discarding the junk.
-
- <p><a name="index-responding-to-bug-reports-31"></a>When you receive bug
reports, keep in mind that bug reports are crucial
-for your work. If you don't know about problems, you cannot fix them.
-So always thank each person who sends a bug report.
-
- <p>You don't have an obligation to give more response than that, though.
-The main purpose of bug reports is to help you contribute to the
-community by improving the next version of the program. Many of the
-people who report bugs don't realize this—they think that the point is
-for you to help them individually. Some will ask you to focus on that
-<em>instead of</em> on making the program better. If you comply with
-their wishes, you will have been distracted from the job of maintaining
-the program.
-
- <p>For example, people sometimes report a bug in a vague (and therefore
-useless) way, and when you ask for more information, they say, “I just
-wanted to see if you already knew the solution” (in which case the bug
-report would do nothing to help improve the program). When this
-happens, you should explain to them the real purpose of bug reports. (A
-canned explanation will make this more efficient.)
-
- <p>When people ask you to put your time into helping them use the program,
-it may seem “helpful” to do what they ask. But it is much
<em>less</em>
-helpful than improving the program, which is the maintainer's real job.
-
- <p>By all means help individual users when you feel like it, if you feel
-you have the time available. But be careful to limit the amount of time
-you spend doing this—don't let it eat away the time you need to
-maintain the program! Know how to say no; when you are pressed for
-time, just “thanks for the bug report—I will fix it” is
enough
-response.
-
- <p>Some GNU packages, such as Emacs and GCC, come with advice about how to
-make bug reports useful. If you want to copy and adapt that, it could
-be a very useful thing to do.
+<p><a name="index-email-28"></a>
+This chapter describes setting up mailing lists for your package, and
+gives advice on how to handle bug reports and random requests once you
+have them.
+
+<ul class="menu">
+<li><a accesskey="1"
href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing
Lists</a>: ‘<samp><span
class="samp">address@hidden</span></samp>’ and other standard names.
+<li><a accesskey="2"
href="Creating-Mailing-Lists.html#Creating-Mailing-Lists">Creating Mailing
Lists</a>: The best way is to use Savannah.
+<li><a accesskey="3" href="Replying-to-Mail.html#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to
Mail</a>: Advice on replying to incoming mail.
+</ul>
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<link rel="next"
href="CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages.html#CVS-Keywords-in-Web-Pages" title="CVS
Keywords in Web Pages">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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<link rel="next" href="Distributions.html#Distributions" title="Distributions">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
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<h2 class="chapter">10 Recording Old Versions</h2>
-<p><a name="index-version-control-32"></a>
+<p><a name="index-version-control-41"></a>
It is very important to keep backup files of all source files of GNU.
You can do this using a source control system (such as RCS, CVS, Git,
<small class="dots">...</small>) if you like. The easiest way to use RCS or
CVS is via the
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
change log that you would not want to hand over to another maintainer
some day.
- <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dhackers_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-33"></a>The
GNU Project provides a server that GNU software packages can use
+ <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dhackers_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-42"></a>The
GNU Project provides a server that GNU software packages can use
for source control and other package needs: <code>savannah.gnu.org</code>.
You don't have to use this repository, but if you plan to allow public
read-only access to your development sources, it is convenient for
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
of community among GNU developers and help in keeping up with project
management.
- <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dannounce_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-34"></a>If
you do use Savannah, please subscribe to the
+ <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bsavannah_002dannounce_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-43"></a>If
you do use Savannah, please subscribe to the
<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a> mailing list
(<a
href="http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-announce";>http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-announce</a>).
This
is a very low-volume list to keep Savannah users informed of system
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<link rel="next" href="Mail.html#Mail" title="Mail">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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<link rel="next" href="Getting-Help.html#Getting-Help" title="Getting Help">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
<p>This file contains guidelines and advice for someone who is the
maintainer of a GNU program on behalf of the GNU Project. Everyone is
entitled to change and redistribute GNU software; you need not pay
-attention to this file to get permission. But if you want to maintain a
-version for widespread distribution, we suggest you follow these
-guidelines. If you would like to be a GNU maintainer, then it is
-essential to follow these guidelines.
+attention to this file to get permission. But if you want to maintain
+a version for widespread distribution, we suggest you follow these
+guidelines. If you are or would like to be a GNU maintainer, then it
+is essential to follow these guidelines.
<p>In addition to this document, please read and follow the GNU Coding
Standards (see <a
href="/prep/standards/html_node/index.html#Top">Contents</a>).
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>. If you make a suggestion,
please
include suggested new wording if you can. We prefer a context diff to
the Texinfo source, but if that's difficult for you, you can make a
-context diff for some other version of this document, or propose it in
-any way that makes it clear. The source repository for this document
-can be found at <a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards";>http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards</a>.
+diff for some other version of this document, or propose it in any way
+that makes it clear. The source repository for this document can be
+found at <a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards";>http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnustandards</a>.
<p><a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007bgnustandards_002dcommit_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-mailing-list-4"></a>If
you want to receive diffs for every change to these GNU documents,
join the mailing list <code>address@hidden</code>, for
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
work, and to enable per to feel person has done the right thing.”
<p>This release of the GNU Maintainer Information was last updated
-April 25, 2010.
+April 29, 2010.
</body></html>
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<link rel="next"
href="Copying-from-Other-Packages.html#Copying-from-Other-Packages"
title="Copying from Other Packages">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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<link rel="next" href="Legal-Matters.html#Legal-Matters" title="Legal Matters">
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<link rel="next" href="Hosting.html#Hosting" title="Hosting">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">14 Terminology Issues</h2>
-<p><a name="index-terminology-66"></a>
+<p><a name="index-terminology-75"></a>
This chapter explains a couple of issues of terminology which are
important for correcting two widespread and important misunderstandings
about GNU.
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
<link rel="next" href="Automated-FTP-Uploads.html#Automated-FTP-Uploads"
title="Automated FTP Uploads">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
<h3 class="section">11.4 Test Releases</h3>
-<p><a name="index-test-releases-43"></a><a
name="index-beta-releases-44"></a><a name="index-pretest-releases-45"></a>
-<a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007balpha_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-ftp-site-for-test-releases-46"></a>When
you release a greatly changed new major version of a program, you
+<p><a name="index-test-releases-52"></a><a
name="index-beta-releases-53"></a><a name="index-pretest-releases-54"></a>
+<a
name="index-g_t_0040code_007balpha_002egnu_002eorg_007d_002c-ftp-site-for-test-releases-55"></a>When
you release a greatly changed new major version of a program, you
might want to do so as a pretest. This means that you make a tar file,
but send it only to a group of volunteers that you have recruited. (Use
a suitable GNU mailing list/newsgroup to recruit them.)
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href="GNU-Free-Documentation-License.html#GNU-Free-Documentation-License"
title="GNU Free Documentation License">
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">17 Using the Proofreaders List</h2>
-<p><a name="index-proofreading-80"></a>
+<p><a name="index-proofreading-89"></a>
If you want help finding errors in documentation,
or help improving the quality of writing,
or if you are not a native speaker of English
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<link rel="next"
href="Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration.html#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration"
title="Ethical and Philosophical Consideration">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
<h2 class="chapter">12 Web Pages</h2>
-<p><a name="index-web-pages-57"></a>
+<p><a name="index-web-pages-66"></a>
Please write web pages about your package, and install them on
<code>www.gnu.org</code>. They should follow our usual standards for web
pages (see <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html";>http://www.gnu.org/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html</a>).
@@ -55,12 +55,16 @@
on information rather than flashy eye candy, and to keep the site
simple and uniform.
+ <p>We encourage you to use the standard <code>www.gnu.org</code> template as
+the basis for your pages:
+<a
href="http://www.gnu.org/server/standardsboilerplate-source.html";>http://www.gnu.org/server/standardsboilerplate-source.html</a>.
+
<p>Some GNU packages have just simple web pages, but the more information
you provide, the better. So please write as much as you usefully can,
and put all of it on <code>www.gnu.org</code>. However, pages that access
-databases (including mail logs and bug tracking) are an exception; set
-them up on whatever site is convenient for you, and make the pages on
-<code>www.gnu.org</code> link to that site.
+databases (including mail archives and bug tracking) are an exception;
+set them up on whatever site is convenient for you, and make the pages
+on <code>www.gnu.org</code> link to that site.
<ul class="menu">
<li><a accesskey="1"
href="Hosting-for-Web-Pages.html#Hosting-for-Web-Pages">Hosting for Web
Pages</a>
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<link title="Top" rel="start" href="#Top">
<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
title="Texinfo Homepage">
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@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
<li><a name="toc_Clean-Ups" href="Clean-Ups.html#Clean-Ups">7 Cleaning Up
Changes</a>
<li><a name="toc_Platforms" href="Platforms.html#Platforms">8 Platforms to
Support</a>
<li><a name="toc_Mail" href="Mail.html#Mail">9 Dealing With Mail</a>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#Standard-Mailing-Lists">9.1 Standard
Mailing Lists</a>
+<li><a href="Creating-Mailing-Lists.html#Creating-Mailing-Lists">9.2 Creating
Mailing Lists</a>
+<li><a href="Replying-to-Mail.html#Replying-to-Mail">9.3 Replying to Mail</a>
+</li></ul>
<li><a name="toc_Old-Versions" href="Old-Versions.html#Old-Versions">10
Recording Old Versions</a>
<li><a name="toc_Distributions" href="Distributions.html#Distributions">11
Distributions</a>
<ul>
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@
<h2 class="unnumbered">Version</h2>
-<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 25, 2010.
+<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated April 29, 2010.
<p>Copyright © 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
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--- /dev/null 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ html_node/Creating-Mailing-Lists.html 29 Apr 2010 18:38:50 -0000
1.1
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<title>Creating Mailing Lists - Information for Maintainers of GNU
Software</title>
+<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html">
+<meta name="description" content="Information for Maintainers of GNU Software">
+<meta name="generator" content="makeinfo 4.13">
+<link title="Top" rel="start" href="index.html#Top">
+<link rel="up" href="Mail.html#Mail" title="Mail">
+<link rel="prev" href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#Standard-Mailing-Lists"
title="Standard Mailing Lists">
+<link rel="next" href="Replying-to-Mail.html#Replying-to-Mail" title="Replying
to Mail">
+<link href="http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"; rel="generator-home"
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+
+Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
+2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
+Foundation, Inc.
+
+ Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
+ document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
+ Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software
+ Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts,
+ and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included
+ in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
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+<meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css">
+<style type="text/css"><!--
+ pre.display { font-family:inherit }
+ pre.format { font-family:inherit }
+ pre.smalldisplay { font-family:inherit; font-size:smaller }
+ pre.smallformat { font-family:inherit; font-size:smaller }
+ pre.smallexample { font-size:smaller }
+ pre.smalllisp { font-size:smaller }
+ span.sc { font-variant:small-caps }
+ span.roman { font-family:serif; font-weight:normal; }
+ span.sansserif { font-family:sans-serif; font-weight:normal; }
+--></style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div class="node">
+<a name="Creating-Mailing-Lists"></a>
+<p>
+Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n"
href="Replying-to-Mail.html#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to Mail</a>,
+Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p"
href="Standard-Mailing-Lists.html#Standard-Mailing-Lists">Standard Mailing
Lists</a>,
+Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="Mail.html#Mail">Mail</a>
+<hr>
+</div>
+
+<h3 class="section">9.2 Creating Mailing Lists</h3>
+
+<p><a name="index-creating-mailing-lists-35"></a><a
name="index-mailing-lists_002c-creating-36"></a>
+Using the web interface on <code>savannah.gnu.org</code> is by far the
+easiest way to create normal mailing lists, managed through Mailman on
+the GNU mail server. Once you register your package on Savannah, you
+can create (and remove) lists yourself through the `Mailing Lists'
+menu, without needing to wait for intervention by anyone else.
+Furthermore, lists created through Savannah will have a reasonable
+default configuration for antispam purposes (see below).
+
+ <p>To create and maintain simple aliases and unmanaged lists, you can
+edit <samp><span class="file">/com/mailer/aliases</span></samp> on the main
GNU server. If you don't
+have an account there,
+<a
href="http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html";>http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html</a>
(see <a href="Getting-a-GNU-Account.html#Getting-a-GNU-Account">Getting a GNU
Account</a>).
+
+ <p>But if you don't want to learn how to do those things, you can
+alternatively ask <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a> to add
you to the
+bug-reporting list for your program. To set up a new list, contact
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>. You can subscribe to a
list managed
+by Mailman by sending mail to the corresponding ‘<samp><span
class="samp">-request</span></samp>’ address.
+
+ <p><a name="index-spam-prevention-37"></a>You should moderate postings from
non-subscribed addresses on your
+mailing lists, to prevent propagation of unwanted messages (“spam”)
+to subscribers and to the list archives. For lists controlled by
+Mailman, you can do this by setting <code>Privacy Options - Sender
+Filter - generic_nonmember_action</code> to <code>Hold</code>, and then
+periodically (daily is best) reviewing the held messages, accepting
+the real ones and discarding the junk.
+
+ <p>Lists created through Savannah will have this setting, and a number of
+others, such that spam will be automatically deleted (after a short
+delay). The Savannah mailing list page describes all the details.
+You should still review the held messages in order to approve any that
+are real.
+
+ </body></html>
+
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@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<title>Replying to Mail - Information for Maintainers of GNU Software</title>
+<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html">
+<meta name="description" content="Information for Maintainers of GNU Software">
+<meta name="generator" content="makeinfo 4.13">
+<link title="Top" rel="start" href="index.html#Top">
+<link rel="up" href="Mail.html#Mail" title="Mail">
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+<h3 class="section">9.3 Replying to Mail</h3>
+
+<p><a name="index-responding-to-bug-reports-38"></a><a
name="index-bug-reports_002c-handling-39"></a><a
name="index-help-requests_002c-handling-40"></a>
+When you receive bug reports, keep in mind that bug reports are crucial
+for your work. If you don't know about problems, you cannot fix them.
+So always thank each person who sends a bug report.
+
+ <p>You don't have an obligation to give more response than that, though.
+The main purpose of bug reports is to help you contribute to the
+community by improving the next version of the program. Many of the
+people who report bugs don't realize this—they think that the point is
+for you to help them individually. Some will ask you to focus on that
+<em>instead of</em> on making the program better. If you comply with
+their wishes, you will have been distracted from the job of maintaining
+the program.
+
+ <p>For example, people sometimes report a bug in a vague (and therefore
+useless) way, and when you ask for more information, they say, “I just
+wanted to see if you already knew the solution” (in which case the bug
+report would do nothing to help improve the program). When this
+happens, you should explain to them the real purpose of bug reports. (A
+canned explanation will make this more efficient.)
+
+ <p>When people ask you to put your time into helping them use the program,
+it may seem “helpful” to do what they ask. But it is much
<em>less</em>
+helpful than improving the program, which is the maintainer's real job.
+
+ <p>By all means help individual users when you feel like it, if you feel
+you have the time available. But be careful to limit the amount of time
+you spend doing this—don't let it eat away the time you need to
+maintain the program! Know how to say no; when you are pressed for
+time, just “thanks for the bug report—I will fix it” is
enough
+response.
+
+ <p>Some GNU packages, such as Emacs and GCC, come with advice about how
+to make bug reports useful. Copying and adapting that could be very
+useful for your package.
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+<h3 class="section">9.1 Standard Mailing Lists</h3>
+
+<p><a name="index-standard-mailing-lists-29"></a><a
name="index-mailing-lists_002c-standard-names-of-30"></a>
+<a name="index-mailing-list-for-bug-reports-31"></a>Once a program is in use,
you will get bug reports for it. Most GNU
+programs have their own special lists for sending bug reports. The
+advertised bug-reporting email address should always be
+‘<samp><span class="samp">bug-</span><var>program</var><span
class="samp">@gnu.org</span></samp>’, to help show users that the program
+is a GNU package, but it is ok to set up that list to forward to another
+site if you prefer. The package distribution should state the
+name of the bug-reporting list in a prominent place, and ask users to
+help us by reporting bugs there.
+
+ <p><a
name="index-g_t_0040email_007bbug_002dgnu_002dutils_0040_0040gnu_002eorg_007d-32"></a>We
also have a catch-all list, <a
href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>, which is
+used for all GNU programs that don't have their own specific lists. But
+nowadays we want to give each program its own bug-reporting list and
+move away from using <a href="mailto:bug-gnu-utils";>bug-gnu-utils</a>.
+
+ <p><a name="index-help-for-users_002c-mailing-list-for-33"></a>Some GNU
programs with many users have another mailing list,
+‘<samp><span class="samp">help-</span><var>program</var><span
class="samp">.org</span></samp>’, for people to ask other users for help.
+If your program has many users, you should create such a list for it.
+For a fairly new program, which doesn't have a large user base yet, it
+is better not to bother with this.
+
+ <p><a name="index-announcements_002c-mailing-list-for-34"></a>If you wish,
you can also have a mailing list
+‘<samp><span class="samp">info-</span><var>program</var></samp>’
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href="Announcements.html#Announcements">Announcements</a>),
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