www/prep tasks.html

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       06/12/06 01:53:29

Modified files:
        prep           : tasks.html 

Log message:
        GNU-only task list at savannah now

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/prep/tasks.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.8&r2=1.9

Patches:
Index: tasks.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/prep/tasks.html,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -b -r1.8 -r1.9
--- tasks.html  12 Oct 2006 22:07:40 -0000      1.8
+++ tasks.html  6 Dec 2006 01:53:18 -0000       1.9
@@ -35,22 +35,22 @@
 
 <hr />
 
-<P>This task list has been superseded; please see the <A
-HREF="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/tasklist";>GNU Help Wanted</A>
-list and the <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/people/";>Contributor
-Wanted</a> list.  The latter gives jobs for both GNU and non-GNU
-packages which are hosted at <a
-href="http://savannah.gnu.org";>savannah</a>.</P>
+<P>The <A HREF="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/tasklist";>GNU Help
+Wanted</A> and <a
+href="http://savannah.gnu.org/people/?type_id=1";>Contributor Wanted</a>
+lists at <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org";>savannah</a> are the
+principal task lists for the GNU project.  It's also worth specifically
+mentioning the possibility of taking over one of the <a
+href="/server/takeaction.html#unmaint">unmaintained GNU
+packages</a>.</P>
 
 <P>Also, see <A
-HREF="http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html#helpgnu";>http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html#helpgnu</A>
-for other suggested tasks.  Take over one of the <a
-href="/server/takeaction.html#unmaint">unmaintained GNU packages</a>.
-
-<P>If you start working steadily on a project, please let <A
-HREF="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</A> know.  We might have
-information that could help you; we'd also like to send you the <A
-HREF="standards/">GNU coding standards</A>.</P>
+HREF="http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html";>http://www.gnu.org/help/help.html</A>
+for other suggested tasks, mostly ones not requiring programming
+experience.</P>
+
+<P>If you start working steadily on any project, please let <A
+HREF="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</A> know.</P>
 
 <P>
 Because of the natural tendency for most volunteers to write programming
@@ -62,31 +62,8 @@
 <P>
 Typically, a new program that does a completely new job advances
 the GNU project, and the free software community, more than an
-improvement to an existing program.
-</P>
-
-<P>
-Typically, new features or new programs advance the free software
-community more, in the long run, than porting existing programs.  One
-reason is that portable new features and programs benefit people on many
-platforms, not just one.  At the same time, there tend to be many
-volunteers for porting--so your help will be more valuable in other
-areas, where volunteers are more scarce.
-</P>
-
-<P>
-Typically, it is more useful to extend a program in functionality than
-to improve performance.  Users who use the new functionality will
-appreciate it very much, if they use it; but even when they benefit from
-a performance improvement, they may not consider it very important.
-</P>
-
-<P>
-Finally, if you think of an important job that free software cannot
-solve yet that is typically solved by proprietary software, please
-enter a support request at the Savnnah project mentioned above and
-include a short description of that job so that we can add it to the
-task list.
+improvement to an existing program.  If you think of a new program,
+please let us know.
 </P>
 
 <hr />
@@ -157,7 +134,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2006/10/12 22:07:40 $ $Author: karl $
+$Date: 2006/12/06 01:53:18 $ $Author: karl $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>