I'd like to suggest promoting "getting a gnu account" into its own
section, so it is easier to link to.
(It would also make the preface only about the document itself).
--- maintain.texi.~1.181.~ 2010-04-17 06:48:20.000000000 -0400
+++ maintain.texi 2010-04-17 06:56:10.843392766 -0400
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
@menu
* Preface::
+* Getting a GNU account ::
* Getting Help::
* Stepping Down::
* Recruiting Developers::
@@ -119,14 +120,6 @@
@url{http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnustandards-commit}.
Archives are also available there.
-...@gdgnuorgtext
-
-If you find that any GNU computer systems (@code{fencepost.gnu.org},
-...@code{ftp.gnu.org}, @code{www.gnu.org}, @code{savannah.gnu.org},
-...@dots{}) seem to be down, you can check the current status at
-...@url{http://identi.ca/group/fsfstatus}. Most likely the problem, if
-it is at the FSF end, is already being worked on.
-
@cindex Piercy, Marge
This document uses the gender-neutral third-person pronouns ``person'',
``per'', ``pers'' and ``perself'' which were promoted, and perhaps
@@ -140,6 +133,20 @@
@value{lastupdate}.
+...@node Getting a GNU account
+...@chapter Getting a GNU account
+...@cindex shell account, on fencepost
+...@cindex fencepost.gnu.org
+
+...@gdgnuorgtext
+
+If you find that any GNU computer systems (@code{fencepost.gnu.org},
+...@code{ftp.gnu.org}, @code{www.gnu.org}, @code{savannah.gnu.org},
+...@dots{}) seem to be down, you can check the current status at
+...@url{http://identi.ca/group/fsfstatus}. Most likely the problem, if
+it is at the FSF end, is already being worked on.
+
+
@node Getting Help
@chapter Getting Help
@cindex help, getting
