From a purely technical point of view Savannah provides exactly
what you need. Create a project with 'website only' license, name the
project java and all I'll have to do is click on a link to accept it.
Within an hour you'll have the ability to add people to this project
and it will give them write access to /software/java. All webmasters
will have write access to the pages (members of the www project).
Cheers,
Nic Ferrier writes:
> I'm ccing this to:
>
> - rms for the overall view and for thoughts about java's inclusion in
> the GNU project
> - paul fisher and aaron renn because they're currently the gnu-java
> contact point
> - classpath because they're a major GNU java project
> - per bothner because he runs another major GNU java project (Kawa)
>
>
> My question is: would anyone getting this have an objection to me
> setting up a savannah project to manage the GNU java web pages?
>
>
> Some background:
> The java pages are in the website subdirectory: software/java/
> To my knowledge there are only 2 pages:
>
> software/java/index.html
> This page is a sort of general introduction to GNU java efforts.
> It includes:
> - info on the various VMs and on the Classpath project
> - some self printing java programs
> - text on the situation in and around Java the place.
>
> software/java/java-software.html
> This lists software that has been donated to the GNU/FSF. It also
> includes something of a package registry (java classes are seperated
> into "packages") though it is a far from complete registry of the gnu
> package namespace.
>
>
> The problems with these pages, as I see them, are:
> - they do not give a clear message about GNU and Java
> - they are a "mish-mash", ie: non logical separation of content
> - they do not make clear what is part of the GNU project and what is
> imply GPLed.
>
>
> What I would *like* to do is:
> reduce the index page to:
> - a short statement about the GNU project and Java
> - links to all GNU java programs (VMs, classpath, etc...)
> - links to further pages (see below)
> - the statement about the Javanese political situation
>
> add pages (to be linked from the index)
> - a package registry
> - descriptions of GPLed (but non-GNU) java programs
> - self printing java programs
>
>
> Who would need access to the project?
> The gnu webmasters obviously but also:
> - some people (maybe all people) from classpath
> - me (because of the GNU paperclips project and possibly the OJE
> project)
> - per bothner (because of the kawa project)
>
>
> What would I need to complete the project?
> Confirmation from someone (or somewhere) about which of the java
> programs that are listed are actually in the GNU project and which are
> just free software contributions.
>
>
> Anything else?
> It would be nice if we had a mailing list that united all the java
> efforts at GNU (to my knowledge we don't have one). I understand that
> savannah will soon have a management interface for mailing lists.
> Should this project be considered a good idea I suggest that it would
> be the natural home for a java list.
>
>
> Nic Ferrier
>
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