GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 308287
GDM mail alias should move to gnome.org
Last modified: 2005-08-17 02:19:40 UTC
Documentation bug Section: Overview For further information about GDM, see the the GDM website. [Link is http://www.jirka.org/gdm.html] Correct version: The link should be http://yippi.hypermall.com/gdm/index.shtml Other information: It would be nice if the introduction paragraph at the top of this section explained what a display manager actually is. Some of the text on the website could be added to the docs: 'GDM is the GNOME Display Manager, it is the little proggie that runs in the background, runs your X sessions, presents you with a login box and then tells you to piss off because you forgot your password.' You might want to adapt it a little ;)
The website should really be at http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm. The gdm website is so simple it shouldn't be a problem to move it.
I've committed a change to replace link with http://yippi.hypermall.com/gdm/index.shtml, but I'm not closing this bug until someone either confirms or declines about the move to gnome.org servers.
Yes, I think it would be good to move the website to http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm. I currently don't maintain any websites on gnome.org, so I probably need someone to show me what I would need to do to set up the website there.
Brian, that is in cvs see http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/gnomeweb-wml/www.gnome.org/projects/. The gnome-web-list should know more.
Okay, so are you asking me to move the GDM2 docs into that CVS project? I can do that. Do I need to get permission to write to that CVS module? Also it might be nice to move the GDM2 mailing alias from gdm@sunsite.dk to gdm@gnome.org? I suggested this move on desktop-devel-list, but nobody responded, so am unsure what to do.
http://sysadmin.gnome.org/faq.html says that contact point to get mailing list (and also cvs/web page) is gnome-sysadmin@gnome.org.
Brian Cameron: about the gdm2 website, think it is ok to add that. <bkor> can a maintainer just add his/hers project to www.gnome.org/projects/$PROJECT, or does a gnomeweb-wml maintainer have to approve that first? <thos> bkor, <thos> Only registered GNOME Website medical staff may check in changes without <thos> approval. They are listed in the MAINTAINERS file. The other people who can <thos> check in changes without approval are the dudes who manage their own little <thos> areas on the website, such as module maintainers and their helpers. <claus> thos, a redesign should be based on a style guide <bkor> I read that, but the maintainer would create an own little area correct or not? <thos> bkor, I presume so <bkor> thos: good enough for me :) <bkor> thos: thanks <thos> bkor, which project are you creating? <bkor> thos: Brian Cameron wants to move the gdm website / docs there [..]
I sent an email to gnome-sysadmin@gnome.org and gnome-web-list@gnome.org just now. Let's see how it goes.
The website has now been moved to http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/. All references to the website in the GDM head and 2.12 branch have been updated to reflect the change. Also fixed references to the art.gnome.org website since I noticed the links were broken. Also, now http://yippi.hypermall.com/gdm/ now forwards to the http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/ website. I'm leaving this bug open util we get the GDM mail alias also moved to gnome.org. This is in process. Christian Rose is helping with this. Changing bug synopsis to reflect mail alias instead of website.
Mail alias now moved to gdm-list@gnome.org. Closing bug.