www/help evaluation.html

[Brandon Invergo]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Brandon Invergo <brandon>       16/10/17 20:59:35

Modified files:
        help           : evaluation.html 

Log message:
        Further updates to what it means to be a GNU package

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/help/evaluation.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.46&r2=1.47

Patches:
Index: evaluation.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/help/evaluation.html,v
retrieving revision 1.46
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -u -b -r1.46 -r1.47
--- evaluation.html     17 Oct 2016 20:55:13 -0000      1.46
+++ evaluation.html     17 Oct 2016 20:59:35 -0000      1.47
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
 <h3 id="whatmeans">What it means for a program to be a GNU package</h3>
 
 <p>Here's the explanation, from rms, of what it means for a program to
-be a GNU package, which also explains at a general level the
-responsibilities of a GNU maintainer.</p>
+be a GNU package, which also explains the responsibilities of a GNU
+package maintainer.</p>
 
 <p>Making a program GNU software means that its developers and the GNU
 project agree that &ldquo;This program is part of the GNU project,
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@
 Texinfo gives good results.</p>
 
 <p>If a GNU program wants to be extensible, it should use
-<a href="/software/guile/guile.html">GUILE</a> as the programming
-language for extensibility&mdash;that is the GNU standard
-extensibility package.  For some programs there's a reason to do
-things differently, but please use GUILE if that is feasible.</p>
+<a href="/software/guile/guile.html">Guile</a> as the programming
+language for extensibility, if possible.  For some programs there's a
+reason to do things differently, but please use Guile if that is
+feasible.</p>
 
 <p>A GNU program should use the latest version of the license that the
 GNU Project recommends&mdash;not just any free software license.  For
-most packages, this means using the GNU GPL.</p>
+most packages, this means using the GNU GPL, "version 3 or later."</p>
 
 <p>A GNU program should not recommend use of any non-free program, and
 it should not refer the user to any non-free documentation for free
@@ -161,10 +161,6 @@
 GNU maintainers</a> may be a useful overview of some things to do after
 your package becomes part of GNU.</p>
 
-<p>Finally, if you decide to step down as maintainer at any time, please
-<a href="/prep/maintain/html_node/Stepping-Down.html">inform
-us</a>.</p>
-
 
 <h3 id="questionnaire">Questionnaire for offering software to GNU</h3>
 
@@ -345,7 +341,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2016/10/17 20:55:13 $
+$Date: 2016/10/17 20:59:35 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>