[Savannah-cvs] administration/docs/hacking_savannah hacking_sa...

[Sylvain Beucler]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/administration
Module name:    administration
Branch:         
Changes by:     Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden>        04/08/12 22:13:02

Modified files:
        docs/hacking_savannah: hacking_savannah.texi 

Log message:
        Various fixes

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/administration/administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi.diff?tr1=1.24&tr2=1.25&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi
diff -u administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi:1.24 
administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi:1.25
--- administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi:1.24     Thu Aug 
12 20:14:41 2004
+++ administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi  Thu Aug 12 
22:13:02 2004
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 \input texinfo   @c -*-texinfo-*-
address@hidden $Id: hacking_savannah.texi,v 1.24 2004/08/12 20:14:41 Beuc Exp $
address@hidden $Id: hacking_savannah.texi,v 1.25 2004/08/12 22:13:02 Beuc Exp $
 @comment %**start of header
 @setfilename hacking_savannah.info
 @include version.texi
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
 This chapter details common Mailman administration tasks that need
 to be performed for Savannah projects (GNU and non-GNU).
 
+
 @section Access to lists.gnu.org
 
 Some Mailman admin tasks need to be performed on the actual machine
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@
 From here you can perform all sorts of Mailman administrative tasks,
 that are discussed below.
 
+
 @section Creating a new list
 
 To Create a new mailing list, you first need the following information:
@@ -1002,12 +1004,17 @@
 Pending'' should be reviewed in priority.
 
 
address@hidden Overview of the approval process
+
+
+
 @section Approval Policies
 
 Savannah does not host any software, and not even any free software.
 
-When we point you to an URL, this means you do have to read it in
-order to be able to review a pending project at Savannah.
+When we point you to an URL, it is important that actually read its
+contents. Most often, it is technical or cultural background that
+Savannah hackers need in order to properly do their job.
 
 
 @subsection Licenses
@@ -1065,6 +1072,11 @@
 the same license as Perl for consistency, making it a possible Savannah
 project dependency.
 
+In general, it is a good idea to try to convince the dependency's
+author to switch to a GPL-compatible license. However, if there is
+already a GNU project for the same task, it would be good to recommend
+it to the submitted project's author.
+
 If you are unsure of the compatibility of a license, please ask the
 GPL Compliance Lab at @email{licensing@@gnu.org}.
 
@@ -1076,7 +1088,7 @@
 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/@/prep/@/maintain_9.html}.
 
 
address@hidden Kind of software
address@hidden Kind of software
 
 We accept any kind of software except in a few cases.
 
@@ -1098,7 +1110,7 @@
 reached at @email{user-groups@@gnu.org}. Once the GUG is listed on that
 page, the project can be accepted.
 
address@hidden Words to avoid
address@hidden Words to avoid
 
 The approval process is adequate to teach our users about our
 philosophy and make sure they understand it. Among others, we want to
@@ -1111,7 +1123,8 @@
 
 Ditto for Linux and GNU/Linux.
 
address@hidden GIFs
+
address@hidden GIFs
 
 GIF is a symbol in the fight against software patents. For that
 reason, and because it is illegal to use this format without patent
@@ -1119,7 +1132,7 @@
 format to other ones, such as PNG or JPEG.  Check
 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/@/philosophy/@/gif.html}.
 
-Philosophy of the GNU Project
+ Philosophy of the GNU Project
 (@uref{http://www.gnu.org/@/philosophy/}) and Richard Stallman's book
 (@uref{http://www.gnupress.org/@/book13.html}) also present
 interesting materials about software patents and the damages they
@@ -1131,8 +1144,10 @@
 We do not accept GNU projects directly. If a project mention the 'GNU'
 type, they is first created as non-GNU (if approved, of course), then
 we tell the GNU evaluation team about it by using the link in Group
-Management Savannah webpage. We will change the project type if the
-GNU evaluation team accepts the project as part of the GNU project.
+Management Savannah webpage (or manually to
address@hidden@@gnu.org} if needed). We will change the project
+type if the GNU evaluation team accepts the project as part of the GNU
+project.
 
 Also, we have this FAQ entry about the meaning of being a GNU package:
 
@uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/@/faq/@/?question=What_does_it_mean_to_become_a_GNU_package.txt}