Bug#757857: direct link to sources from "How www.d.o is made" page
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Hi,
[ keeping extra context for the bug report ]
Le 11/08/2014 16:59, Tomas Pospisek a écrit :
> Am 10.08.2014 18:26, schrieb David Prévot:
>> Le 10/08/2014 11:23, Tomas Pospisek a écrit :
>>
>>> the proposed change below is quite trivial, but I think very helpful.
>>
>>>> - <li>the bulk of it is generated using WML, from the 'webwml' CVS tree
>>>> + <li>the bulk of it is generated using WML, from the
>>>> + <a href="https://alioth.debian.org/projects/webwml/";>'webwml' CVS tree</a>
>>
>> Given how volatile alioth URLs are, I’m not sure pointing to them in
>> many pages would really be an improvement.
>
> According to the wayback machine, that specific URL has been stable
> since 2003, 11 years, which makes it an exceptionally stable URL, don't
> you agree?
Many URLs change on Alioth without pre- or post- announce, some keep
backward compatibility, some not, and backward compatibility gets
dropped randomly, that’s why I’d prefer not to spread Alioth URLs in
many places if that can be avoided.
> But even if it were changing from time to time, then why not just update
> the URL then?
That’s extra work: why not concentrating them in one place (where
they’re already available)?
>> Maybe pointing to the related page inside the www.d.o tree could worth it (but I didn’t actually look
>> at the page to make up my mind about it).
>
> What "page inside the www.d.o tree" are you referring to? I don't
> understand.
Sorry, I meant specifically:
- - https://www.debian.org/devel/website/using_cvs for webwml;
- - https://www.debian.org/doc/cvs for the DDP.
Those pages give more information about the VCSes, how to use them, and
how to contribute to these projects than the Alioth URLs will ever give.
Regards
David
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