Re: Please add me to the project
On 2013-03-16 11:25, deb@zorglub.s.bawue.de wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 10/03/13 18:56, Sylvestre Ledru wrote:
>> On 10/03/2013 16:44, Andreas Altaïr Redmer wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> following the steps on
>>>
>>> http://pkg-java.alioth.debian.org/developers.html#rules
>>>
>>> I ask to be added to the project. I have created an account on
>>>
>>> alioth.debian.org<http://alioth.debian.org>
>>>
>>> and my account name there is *
>>>
>>> altair-guest
>> You are supposed to apply the project. Admin will accept you once you
>> applied.
> It's not the first time we have this discussion.
>
> I can't fix it myself (not enough rights probably), but the page
> referenced by Andreas states indeed that new participants have to "Send
> an email message to the debian-java list and ask to be added to the
> project". I would rewrite it to
>
> 3. On the [project summary page], at the bottom of the "Project Members"
> section, register yourself using the [Request to join] link.
> 4. Present yourself on the debian-java list and explain what you'd like
> to do.
> (old 4 becomes 5)
>
> While I'm at it, few other glitches on the project page:
>
> A. In the Public Areas section, "Project Home Page" links to https://...
> which doesn't work and redirects to the homepage of Alioth. http:// works.
>
> B. The pages on Alioth are currently not easy to maintain
> collaboratively (obvious today). Wouldn't it make sense to keep only the
> minimum (and most static) documentation in there, and move the rest to
> the Debian Wiki? I think here especially of the developer information.
>
> Cheers, Eric
>
>
>
Those pages are in the SVN repository[1] as far as I know, so updating
should be straight forward for anyone with commit access to pkg-java
(for everyone else, sending a patch to d-java should do equally well).
~Niels
[1] http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-java/trunk/website/
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