www/help help.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       13/02/19 21:08:19

Modified files:
        help           : help.html 

Log message:
        Get rid of sublists -- move their elements up.
        Move advice on how to contribute code out of the list of items.
        Minor fixes.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/help/help.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.133&r2=1.134

Patches:
Index: help.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/help/help.html,v
retrieving revision 1.133
retrieving revision 1.134
diff -u -b -r1.133 -r1.134
--- help.html   17 Feb 2013 21:50:37 -0000      1.133
+++ help.html   19 Feb 2013 21:08:18 -0000      1.134
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
    free <a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html"> manuals and other
    documentation</a> for GNU software.</li>
 
-    <li>Write free software:
-    <ul>
         <li>Contribute to the <a
         href="http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority.html";>high priority
         free software projects</a>.</li>
@@ -37,45 +35,41 @@
         packages.  You might also consider taking over one of the <a
         href="/server/takeaction.html#unmaint">unmaintained GNU
         packages</a>.</li>
-
-       <li>Please let the GNU Volunteer
-       Coordinators <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>
-       know if you start a new package that you found in those lists.
-       We want to keep track of what tasks are being worked on.</li>
-
-        <li>When writing software for GNU, please follow the <a
-        href="/prep/standards/">GNU Coding Standards</a> and <a
-        href="/prep/maintain/">Information for Maintainers of GNU
-        Software</a> documents.</li>
-
-        <li>To offer software you have written to GNU, please see this
-        <a href="/help/evaluation.html">GNU software evaluation</a>
-        information.</li>
-
-        <li>We are sometimes offered software which already does
-        substantially the same task as an existing GNU package.
-        Although of course we appreciate all offers, we'd naturally like
-        to encourage programmers to spend their time writing free
-        software to do new jobs, not already-solved ones.  So, before
-        starting a new program, please check the <a
-        href="http://directory.fsf.org/";>Free Software Directory</a> for
-        free software that does the job already.</li>
-
-        <li>We can offer <a href="/software/devel.html">some
-        resources</a> to help GNU software developers.</li>
-
-       <li>The GNU Volunteer
-       Coordinators <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a> 
can
-       assist you if you would like to help development GNU software. They will
-       be able to put you in touch with other people interested in or working
-       on similar projects. When you have selected a task from our task
-       lists, please let them know you're interested in working on it.</li>
-
-
-    </ul></li>
-
 </ul>
 
+<p>Please let the GNU Volunteer
+Coordinators <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>
+know if you start a new package that you found in those lists.
+We want to keep track of what tasks are being worked on.</p>
+
+<p>When writing software for GNU, please follow the <a
+href="/prep/standards/">GNU Coding Standards</a> and <a
+href="/prep/maintain/">Information for Maintainers of GNU
+Software</a> documents.</p>
+
+<p>To offer software you have written to GNU, please see this
+<a href="/help/evaluation.html">GNU software evaluation</a>
+information.</p>
+
+<p>We are sometimes offered software which already does
+substantially the same task as an existing GNU package.
+Although of course we appreciate all offers, we'd naturally like
+to encourage programmers to spend their time writing free
+software to do new jobs, not already-solved ones.  So, before
+starting a new program, please check the <a
+href="http://directory.fsf.org/";>Free Software Directory</a> for
+free software that does the job already.</p>
+
+<p>We can offer <a href="/software/devel.html">some
+resources</a> to help GNU software developers.</p>
+
+<p>The GNU Volunteer
+Coordinators <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a> can
+assist you if you would like to help development GNU software. They will
+be able to put you in touch with other people interested in or working
+on similar projects. When you have selected a task from our task
+lists, please let them know you're interested in working on it.</p>
+
 <h3 id="awareness">Spread awareness about GNU and the Free Software 
Movement</h3>
 <ul>
   <li>Inform your acquaintances about the GNU <a
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@
 
   <li>When you refer to the operating system that started as GNU with
   Linux added, call it <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html">
-  GNU/Linux </a>, and resist following those who call it
+  GNU/Linux</a>, and don't follow those who call it
   &ldquo;Linux&rdquo;.  Once people are aware of what we have already
   done, rather than attributing it to others, they will 
   <a href="/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html">support our present and future
@@ -94,7 +88,7 @@
   <li>Show your support for the free software movement and our
   <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">ideas of freedom for users of
   computing</a>, by saying &ldquo;free software&rdquo;, &ldquo;libre
-  software&rdquo; or &ldquo;free/libre software&rdquo;</li>
+  software&rdquo; or &ldquo;free/libre software&rdquo;.</li>
 
   <li><a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">
   Avoid the term &ldquo;open source&rdquo;</a> which stands for
@@ -165,10 +159,6 @@
     href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a> if
     you want to help.</li>
 
-    <li>Tell others about the GNU Project and the Free Software
-    Foundation:
-    <ul>
-
     <li>When you are talking with people that don't value freedom and
     community, you can show them the many practical advantages of free
     software (see <a href="http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html";>Why
@@ -212,7 +202,6 @@
     Software Job Page</a>.  If you would be interested in this, please
     contact <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>.</li>
 
-</ul></li>
 </ul>
 
 <h3 id="funds">Help the FSF raise funds</h3>
@@ -316,7 +305,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2013/02/17 21:50:37 $
+$Date: 2013/02/19 21:08:18 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>