www help/evaluation.html software/software.html...

[karl]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     karl <karl>     14/03/23 15:39:14

Modified files:
        help           : evaluation.html 
        software       : software.html 
        philosophy     : categories.html 

Log message:
        evaluation: talk about overlap, and omit "early" evaluation; software: 
clearer intro; categories: spurious space

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/help/evaluation.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.37&r2=1.38
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/software/software.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.207&r2=1.208
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/categories.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.85&r2=1.86

Patches:
Index: help/evaluation.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/help/evaluation.html,v
retrieving revision 1.37
retrieving revision 1.38
diff -u -b -r1.37 -r1.38
--- help/evaluation.html        14 Mar 2014 04:04:50 -0000      1.37
+++ help/evaluation.html        23 Mar 2014 15:39:13 -0000      1.38
@@ -14,34 +14,38 @@
 evaluate it as quickly as possible.</p>
 
 <p>Please take your time filling out the questionnaire.  We've written
-it as preformatted text so you can copy to your system and fill it out
-at your convenience.  When you're done, please email it to <a
+it as preformatted text so you can copy it to your system and fill it out
+with some care.  When you're done, please email it to <a
 href="mailto:address@hidden";>&lt;address@hidden&gt;</a>
 (as plain text).</p>
 
-<p>If you can't answer all the questions, or if the program does not
-perfectly fulfill every item mentioned, don't worry, that does
-<em>not</em> mean we will blindly reject it.  It's common for a program
-to be evaluated when it's not quite ready.  If the program is basically
-good, but certain things are missing, we'll just point out what needs to
-be added.  We can also evaluate a program at an early stage of
-development; in that case, we may want to judge your ability to complete
-the program based on other projects you have already done.</p>
-
-<p>GNU is not simply a collection of useful programs.  We started the
-GNU Project with a specific overall goal: to create a free software
-operating system, the GNU System.  To keep the GNU system technically
-coherent, we make sure that the parts fit well together.  So the
-evaluators judge programs based on how well they fit into the GNU
-system, both technically and philosophically, as well as on their
-quality, usability, and the other characteristics you would expect.
-Based on the evaluators' report, Richard Stallman (the Chief GNUisance)
-makes the final decision on whether to accept the contribution.</p>
-
-<p>Thus, becoming a GNU maintainer is a somewhat formal process, since
-affiliating with the GNU project as a maintainer means you must agree to
-work (within the confines of the maintenance) with the GNU project's
-mission for software freedom.</p>
+<p>GNU is not simply a collection of useful programs, but a <a
+href="/gnu/about-gnu.html">unified operating system that is 100% free
+software</a>.  Thus, to keep the GNU system technically coherent, we
+make sure that the parts fit well together.  So the evaluators judge
+programs based on how well they fit into the GNU system, both
+technically and philosophically, as well as on their quality, usability,
+and the other characteristics you would expect.  Based on the
+evaluators' report, Richard Stallman (the Chief GNUisance) makes the
+final decision on whether to accept the contribution.</p>
+
+<p>One consequence of this is that we generally do not accept new
+packages that substantially overlap with an <a
+href="/manual/manual.html">existing GNU package</a>.  As a coherent
+system, it is better for GNU to have a given package to do a given job,
+and people in that area to contribute to and improve that package,
+working together, instead of having many packages that each do different
+parts of a job, each developed on its own.  Similarly, a small program
+often fits better as part of an existing package than being a new
+package of its own.  (GNU does have a number of such overlapping
+packages today, generally for historical reasons.  This does not obviate
+the general principle.)</p>
+
+<p>Another consequence is that becoming a GNU maintainer is a somewhat
+formal process, since affiliating with the GNU project as a maintainer
+means you must agree to work&mdash;within the confines of the
+maintenance&mdash;with the GNU project's mission for software
+freedom.</p>
 
 <p>So, in addition to the questionnaire, please read the GNU policies in
 the <a href="/prep/maintain_toc.html">Information for Maintainers of GNU
@@ -50,11 +54,11 @@
 policies</a> given below, but please also look through the full
 documents.</p>
 
-<p>If you don't wish to fill out the questionnaire and/or meet the
-requirements for official GNU packages, we still encourage you to submit
-it to the <a href="http://directory.fsf.org";>Free Software
-Directory</a>.  We want the Directory to cover all released free
-software packages.</p>
+<p>If you have released a free software package but don't wish to fill
+out the questionnaire and/or meet the requirements for official GNU
+packages, we still encourage you to submit it to the <a
+href="http://directory.fsf.org";>Free Software Directory</a>.  We want
+the Directory to cover all released free software packages.</p>
 
 <p>Thanks again for your interest in GNU.</p>
 
@@ -71,10 +75,10 @@
 program.
 </p>
 
-<p>This means that you normally put the program on
+<p>This means that you normally put the program releases on
 <code>ftp.gnu.org</code>.</p>
 
-<p>This means that the official site for the program should be on
+<p>This means that the official web site for the program should be on
 <code>www.gnu.org</code>, specifically in
 <code>/software/PROGRAMNAME</code>.  Whenever you give out the URL for
 the package home page, you would give this address.  It is ok to use
@@ -313,7 +317,7 @@
      There is more detail about copyright years in the GNU Maintainers
      Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
 
-<p>Copyright &copy; 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright &copy; 2014 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
@@ -323,7 +327,7 @@
 
 <p></p><p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/03/14 04:04:50 $
+$Date: 2014/03/23 15:39:13 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: software/software.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/software/software.html,v
retrieving revision 1.207
retrieving revision 1.208
diff -u -b -r1.207 -r1.208
--- software/software.html      14 Mar 2014 04:05:22 -0000      1.207
+++ software/software.html      23 Mar 2014 15:39:14 -0000      1.208
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@
 GNU/Linux distributions which are entirely free software</a>.</span></p>
 </div>
 
-<p><a href="/philosophy/categories.html#TheGNUsystem">The GNU operating
-system</a> is the Unix-like operating system, which is entirely free
-software, that we in the GNU Project have developed since 1984.  The GNU
-system contains all of the <a
+<p><a href="/gnu/about-gnu.html">GNU</a> is an operating system which is
+100% free software.  It was launched in 1983 by Richard Stallman (rms)
+and has been developed by many people working together for the sake of
+freedom of all software users to control their computing.  Technically,
+GNU is generally like Unix.  But unlike Unix, GNU gives its users
+freedom.</p>
+
+<p>The GNU system contains all of the <a
 href="/philosophy/categories.html#GNUsoftware">official GNU software
 packages</a> (which are listed below), and also includes non-GNU free
-software, such as TeX and the X Window System.  Also, the GNU system is
+software, notably TeX and the X Window System.  Also, the GNU system is
 not a single static set of programs; users and distributors may select
 different packages according to their needs and desires.  The result is
 still a variant of the GNU system.</p>
@@ -272,7 +276,7 @@
      There is more detail about copyright years in the GNU Maintainers
      Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
 
-<p>Copyright &copy; 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright &copy; 2014 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
@@ -282,7 +286,7 @@
 
 <p></p><p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/03/14 04:05:22 $
+$Date: 2014/03/23 15:39:14 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>

Index: philosophy/categories.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/categories.html,v
retrieving revision 1.85
retrieving revision 1.86
diff -u -b -r1.85 -r1.86
--- philosophy/categories.html  14 Mar 2014 04:04:56 -0000      1.85
+++ philosophy/categories.html  23 Mar 2014 15:39:14 -0000      1.86
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
        Directory</a> identifies all GNU packages.</p>
 
        <p>Most GNU software is <a href=
-       "/copyleft/copyleft.html">copylefted</a> , but not all; however,
+       "/copyleft/copyleft.html">copylefted</a>, but not all; however,
        all GNU software must be <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free
        software</a>.</p>
 
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
 
 <p></p><p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2014/03/14 04:04:56 $
+$Date: 2014/03/23 15:39:14 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>