www/help gethelp.html

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       10/05/14 18:53:13

Modified files:
        help           : gethelp.html 

Log message:
        gnu.org/software/pkg usually works; other tweaks

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/help/gethelp.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.25&r2=1.26

Patches:
Index: gethelp.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/help/gethelp.html,v
retrieving revision 1.25
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -b -r1.25 -r1.26
--- gethelp.html        30 Mar 2010 18:23:01 -0000      1.25
+++ gethelp.html        14 May 2010 18:53:08 -0000      1.26
@@ -40,15 +40,20 @@
 <li>If you run the program on the command line with the <tt>--help</tt>
     option, you should find the location where to report bugs, usually
     at the end of the help message.</li>
-<li>Otherwise, look for the home page of the package.  Information for
-    all GNU packages are included in the FSF/UNESCO <a
+
+<li>Otherwise, look for the home page of the package.  Usually this is
+    <tt>http://www.gnu.org/software/</tt><i>pkgname</i>.  If this
+    doesn't work or you don't know the package name, information for all
+    GNU packages is included in the FSF/UNESCO <a
     href="http://directory.fsf.org/GNU/";>Free Software Directory</a>.
-    It should also be prominently mentioned in the package
+    The home page should also be prominently mentioned in the package
     documentation or README files, and is often findable with a general
     Internet search.</li>
-<li>The address &lt;bug-<i>PROGRAM</i>@gnu.org&gt; will generally work
+
+<li>The email address &lt;bug-<i>pkgname</i>@gnu.org&gt; will generally work
     for GNU packages, even if it is not a mailing list in its own
     right.</li>
+
 <li>The source files for a package may give other clues.</li>
 </ul>
 
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@
 reasonable time (please allow at least two weeks), you can
 &ldquo;escalate&rdquo; the bug by writing to
 &lt;address@hidden&gt;.  This is especially warranted if you can't
-find other evidence of recent activity by the maintainer.
+find evidence of recent activity by the maintainer.
 
 
 <h3>Getting general help</h3>
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2010/03/30 18:23:01 $
+$Date: 2010/05/14 18:53:08 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
   </p>
 </div>