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Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:48:17 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Karl Berry <karl> 11/08/16 15:48:17
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
Creating-Mailing-Lists.html
Distribution-Patches.html
Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html
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External-Libraries.html
FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e0.html
FTP-Upload-Directive-File-_002d-v1_002e1.html
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License-Notices-for-Code.html
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Preface.html
Recording-Contributors.html
Recruiting-Developers.html
Replying-to-Mail.html
Standard-Mailing-Lists.html
Stepping-Down.html Terminology.html
Test-Releases.html
Using-the-Proofreaders-List.html
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Log message:
discourage private projects on savannah
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http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Platforms.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
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http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Recording-Contributors.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Recruiting-Developers.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
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http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Terminology.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Test-Releases.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Using-the-Proofreaders-List.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/Web-Pages.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/maintain/html_node/index.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.64&r2=1.65
Patches:
Index: index.html
===================================================================
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diff -u -b -r1.73 -r1.74
--- index.html 13 Jul 2011 17:31:15 -0000 1.73
+++ index.html 16 Aug 2011 15:46:57 -0000 1.74
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<h2>Information for maintainers of GNU software</h2>
<address>Free Software Foundation</address>
-<address>last updated June 30, 2011</address>
+<address>last updated August 16, 2011</address>
<p>This manual (maintain) is available in the following formats:</p>
@@ -61,10 +61,9 @@
<p>Copyright © 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
-<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
-href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/";>Creative
-Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License</a>.
-</p>
+<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article are
+permitted worldwide, without royalty, in any medium, provided this
+notice, and the copyright notice, are preserved.</p>
</div>
</div>
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+++ maintain.html 16 Aug 2011 15:46:57 -0000 1.70
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd";>
<html>
-<!-- Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated June 30, 2011.
+<!-- Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated August 14, 2011.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
<a name="Version"></a>
<h1 class="top">Version</h1>
-<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated June 30, 2011.
+<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated August 14, 2011.
</p>
<p>Copyright © 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
work, and to enable per to feel person has done the right thing.”
</p>
<p>This release of the GNU Maintainer Information was last updated
-June 30, 2011.
+August 14, 2011.
</p>
<hr>
@@ -347,12 +347,10 @@
maintainer needs the GNU Project’s confirmation, but your judgment that
a person is capable of doing the job will carry a lot of weight.
</p>
-<p>As your final act as maintainer, it would be helpful to set up the
-package under <code>savannah.gnu.org</code> if it is not there already
-(see <a href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a>). This will make it much easier
for the new
-maintainer to pick up where you left off and will ensure that the
-source tree is not misplaced if it takes us a while to find a new
-maintainer.
+<p>As your final act as maintainer, it would be helpful to set up or
+update the package under <code>savannah.gnu.org</code> (see <a
href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a>). This will make it much easier for the
new maintainer to
+pick up where you left off and will ensure that the source tree is not
+misplaced if it takes us a while to find a new maintainer.
</p>
<hr>
@@ -1454,8 +1452,8 @@
<p>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 Bazaar, RCS,
-CVS, Git, Subversion, …) if you like. The easiest way to use
-RCS or CVS is via the Version Control library in Emacs
+CVS, Git, Subversion, …) if you like. An easy way to use
+many such systems is via the Version Control library in Emacs
(see <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#Introduction-to-VC";>Introduction
to Version Control</a> in <cite>The GNU Emacs Manual</cite>).
</p>
<p>The history of previous revisions and log entries is very important for
@@ -1465,16 +1463,18 @@
some day.
</p>
<a name="index-savannah_002dhackers_0040gnu_002eorg"></a>
-<p>The GNU Project provides a server that GNU software packages can use
+<p>The GNU Project provides a server that GNU packages can use
for source control and other package needs: <code>savannah.gnu.org</code>.
Savannah is managed by <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>.
For more
details on using and contributing to Savannah, see
<a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance";>http://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance</a>.
</p>
-<p>It’s not a requirement, but all GNU maintainers are strongly
+<p>It’s not an absolute requirement, but all GNU maintainers are strongly
encouraged to take advantage of Savannah, as sharing such a central
-point can serve to foster a sense of community among GNU developers
-and help in keeping up with project management.
+point can serve to foster a sense of community among GNU developers as
+well as help in keeping up with project management. Please don’t mark
+Savannah projects for GNU packages as private; that defeats a large
+part of the purpose of using Savannah in the first place.
</p>
<a name="index-savannah_002dannounce_0040gnu_002eorg-mailing-list"></a>
<p>If you do use Savannah, please subscribe to the
@@ -3328,7 +3328,7 @@
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-GNU-ftp-site">GNU ftp
site</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg">Distribution on
ftp.gnu.org</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-GNU-system-administrators">GNU
system administrators</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Getting-Help">Getting Help</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-GNU_002fLinux">GNU/Linux</a>:</td><td> </td><td
valign="top"><a href="#GNU-and-Linux">GNU and Linux</a></td></tr>
-<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-gnustandards-project-repository">gnustandards project
repository</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-gnustandards-project-repository"><code>gnustandards</code> project
repository</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-gnustandards_002dcommit_0040gnu_002eorg-mailing-list"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Index_cp_letter-H">H</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
@@ -3382,7 +3382,7 @@
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-responding-to-bug-reports">responding to bug
reports</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to Mail</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Index_cp_letter-S">S</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
-<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-Savannah-repository-for-gnustandards">Savannah repository for
gnustandards</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-Savannah-repository-for-gnustandards">Savannah repository for
<code>gnustandards</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-Savannah_002c-news-area">Savannah, news
area</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Announcements">Announcements</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-savannah_002dannounce_0040gnu_002eorg-mailing-list"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="#index-savannah_002dhackers_0040gnu_002eorg"><code>address@hidden</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td
valign="top"><a href="#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></td></tr>
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Version
*******
-Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated June 30, 2011.
+Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated August 14,
+2011.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@
the GNU GPL, to let the public benefit from per work, and to enable per
to feel person has done the right thing."
- This release of the GNU Maintainer Information was last updated June
-30, 2011.
+ This release of the GNU Maintainer Information was last updated
+August 14, 2011.
2 Getting Help
**************
@@ -107,11 +108,11 @@
maintainer needs the GNU Project's confirmation, but your judgment that
a person is capable of doing the job will carry a lot of weight.
- As your final act as maintainer, it would be helpful to set up the
-package under `savannah.gnu.org' if it is not there already (*note Old
-Versions::). This will make it much easier for the new maintainer to
-pick up where you left off and will ensure that the source tree is not
-misplaced if it takes us a while to find a new maintainer.
+ As your final act as maintainer, it would be helpful to set up or
+update the package under `savannah.gnu.org' (*note Old Versions::).
+This will make it much easier for the new maintainer to pick up where
+you left off and will ensure that the source tree is not misplaced if it
+takes us a while to find a new maintainer.
5 Recruiting Developers
***********************
@@ -971,9 +972,9 @@
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 Bazaar, RCS, CVS,
-Git, Subversion, ...) if you like. The easiest way to use RCS or CVS is
-via the Version Control library in Emacs (*note Introduction to Version
-Control: (emacs)Introduction to VC.).
+Git, Subversion, ...) if you like. An easy way to use many such systems
+is via the Version Control library in Emacs (*note Introduction to
+Version Control: (emacs)Introduction to VC.).
The history of previous revisions and log entries is very important
for future maintainers of the package, so even if you do not make it
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change log that you would not want to hand over to another maintainer
some day.
- The GNU Project provides a server that GNU software packages can use
-for source control and other package needs: `savannah.gnu.org'.
-Savannah is managed by <address@hidden>. For more details on
-using and contributing to Savannah, see
-`http://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance'.
-
- It's not a requirement, but all GNU maintainers are strongly
-encouraged to take advantage of Savannah, as sharing such a central
-point can serve to foster a sense of community among GNU developers and
-help in keeping up with project management.
+ The GNU Project provides a server that GNU packages can use for
+source control and other package needs: `savannah.gnu.org'. Savannah is
+managed by <address@hidden>. For more details on using and
+contributing to Savannah, see `http://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance'.
+
+ It's not an absolute requirement, but all GNU maintainers are
+strongly encouraged to take advantage of Savannah, as sharing such a
+central point can serve to foster a sense of community among GNU
+developers as well as help in keeping up with project management.
+Please don't mark Savannah projects for GNU packages as private; that
+defeats a large part of the purpose of using Savannah in the first
+place.
If you do use Savannah, please subscribe to the
<address@hidden> mailing list
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as `$Log: maintain.txt,v $
-as `Revision 1.69 2011/06/30 17:24:50 karl
-as `wording to correspond with current
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html; sv username to
ftp-upload
+as `Revision 1.70 2011/08/16 15:47:02 karl
+as `discourage private projects on savannah
as `', need special treatment (even if you don't happen to maintain
your manual in CVS).
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html#index-GNU-ftp-site">GNU ftp
site</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg.html#Distribution-on-ftp_002egnu_002eorg">Distribution
on ftp.gnu.org</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Getting-Help.html#index-GNU-system-administrators">GNU system
administrators</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="Getting-Help.html#Getting-Help">Getting Help</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="GNU-and-Linux.html#index-GNU_002fLinux">GNU/Linux</a>:</td><td> </td><td
valign="top"><a href="GNU-and-Linux.html#GNU-and-Linux">GNU and
Linux</a></td></tr>
-<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Preface.html#index-gnustandards-project-repository">gnustandards project
repository</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Preface.html#index-gnustandards-project-repository"><code>gnustandards</code>
project repository</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Preface.html#index-gnustandards_002dcommit_0040gnu_002eorg-mailing-list"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Replying-to-Mail.html#index-responding-to-bug-reports">responding to bug
reports</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="Replying-to-Mail.html#Replying-to-Mail">Replying to Mail</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Index_cp_letter-S">S</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
-<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Preface.html#index-Savannah-repository-for-gnustandards">Savannah
repository for gnustandards</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Preface.html#index-Savannah-repository-for-gnustandards">Savannah
repository for <code>gnustandards</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td
valign="top"><a href="Preface.html#Preface">Preface</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Announcements.html#index-Savannah_002c-news-area">Savannah, news
area</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="Announcements.html#Announcements">Announcements</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Old-Versions.html#index-savannah_002dannounce_0040gnu_002eorg-mailing-list"><code>address@hidden</code>
mailing list</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a
href="Old-Versions.html#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a
href="Old-Versions.html#index-savannah_002dhackers_0040gnu_002eorg"><code>address@hidden</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td
valign="top"><a href="Old-Versions.html#Old-Versions">Old
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2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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<html>
-<!-- Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated June 30, 2011.
+<!-- Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated August 14, 2011.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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<p>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 Bazaar, RCS,
-CVS, Git, Subversion, …) if you like. The easiest way to use
-RCS or CVS is via the Version Control library in Emacs
-(see <a
href="/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Introduction-to-VC.html#Introduction-to-VC">Introduction
-to Version Control</a> in <cite>The GNU Emacs Manual</cite>).
+CVS, Git, Subversion, …) if you like. An easy way to use
+many such systems is via the Version Control library in Emacs
+(see <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/Introduction-to-VC.html#Introduction-to-VC";>Introduction
to Version Control</a> in <cite>The GNU Emacs Manual</cite>).
</p>
<p>The history of previous revisions and log entries is very important for
future maintainers of the package, so even if you do not make it
@@ -85,16 +84,18 @@
some day.
</p>
<a name="index-savannah_002dhackers_0040gnu_002eorg"></a>
-<p>The GNU Project provides a server that GNU software packages can use
+<p>The GNU Project provides a server that GNU packages can use
for source control and other package needs: <code>savannah.gnu.org</code>.
Savannah is managed by <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>.
For more
details on using and contributing to Savannah, see
<a
href="http://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance";>http://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance</a>.
</p>
-<p>It’s not a requirement, but all GNU maintainers are strongly
+<p>It’s not an absolute requirement, but all GNU maintainers are strongly
encouraged to take advantage of Savannah, as sharing such a central
-point can serve to foster a sense of community among GNU developers
-and help in keeping up with project management.
+point can serve to foster a sense of community among GNU developers as
+well as help in keeping up with project management. Please don’t mark
+Savannah projects for GNU packages as private; that defeats a large
+part of the purpose of using Savannah in the first place.
</p>
<a name="index-savannah_002dannounce_0040gnu_002eorg-mailing-list"></a>
<p>If you do use Savannah, please subscribe to the
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@
upgrades, problems, and the like.
</p>
+<hr>
+<div class="header">
+<p>
+Next: <a href="Distributions.html#Distributions" accesskey="n"
rel="next">Distributions</a>, Previous: <a href="Mail.html#Mail" accesskey="p"
rel="previous">Mail</a>, Up: <a href="index.html#Top" accesskey="u"
rel="up">Top</a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of
contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="Index.html#Index" title="Index"
rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
+</div>
<p>
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+<!-- Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated August 14, 2011.
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2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
work, and to enable per to feel person has done the right thing.”
</p>
<p>This release of the GNU Maintainer Information was last updated
-June 30, 2011.
+August 14, 2011.
</p>
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<html>
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+<!-- Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated August 14, 2011.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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<html>
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Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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<html>
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Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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<html>
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Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
@@ -87,12 +87,10 @@
maintainer needs the GNU Project’s confirmation, but your judgment that
a person is capable of doing the job will carry a lot of weight.
</p>
-<p>As your final act as maintainer, it would be helpful to set up the
-package under <code>savannah.gnu.org</code> if it is not there already
-(see <a href="Old-Versions.html#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a>). This will
make it much easier for the new
-maintainer to pick up where you left off and will ensure that the
-source tree is not misplaced if it takes us a while to find a new
-maintainer.
+<p>As your final act as maintainer, it would be helpful to set up or
+update the package under <code>savannah.gnu.org</code> (see <a
href="Old-Versions.html#Old-Versions">Old Versions</a>). This will make it
much easier for the new maintainer to
+pick up where you left off and will ensure that the source tree is not
+misplaced if it takes us a while to find a new maintainer.
</p>
<p>
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Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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<html>
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Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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<html>
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Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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<html>
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Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
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<html>
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<a name="Version"></a>
<h1 class="top">Version</h1>
-<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated June 30, 2011.
+<p>Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated August 14, 2011.
</p>
<p>Copyright © 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
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