pagealign_alloc: Move AC_LIBOBJ invocations to module description.

[gnulib.git] / doc / maintain.texi

diff --git a/doc/maintain.texi b/doc/maintain.texi
index 08657cd..126b19c 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/maintain.texi
+++ b/doc/maintain.texi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:

-@set lastupdate January 20, 2011
+@set lastupdate May 9, 2011

 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization


@@ -128,10 +128,12 @@ This release of the GNU Maintainer Information was last updated
 @cindex help, getting
 
 @cindex @code{mentors@@gnu.org} mailing list
 @cindex help, getting
 
 @cindex @code{mentors@@gnu.org} mailing list

-If you have general questions or encounter a situation where it isn't
-clear what to do, you can ask @email{mentors@@gnu.org}, which is a
-list of a few experienced GNU contributors who have offered to answer
-questions for new maintainers.
+If you have any general questions or encounter a situation where it
+isn't clear how to get something done or who to ask, you (as a GNU
+contributor) can always write to @email{mentors@@gnu.org}, which is a
+list of a few experienced GNU folks who have volunteered to answer
+questions.  Any GNU-related question is fair game for the
+@code{mentors} list.

 
 @cindex advisory committee
 The GNU Advisory Committee helps to coordinate activities in the GNU
 
 @cindex advisory committee
 The GNU Advisory Committee helps to coordinate activities in the GNU


@@ -142,6 +144,21 @@ committee at @email{gnu-advisory@@gnu.org}.  See
 committee members.  Additional information is in
 @file{/gd/gnuorg/advisory}.
 
 committee members.  Additional information is in
 @file{/gd/gnuorg/advisory}.
 

+@cindex down, when GNU machines are
+@cindex outage, of GNU machines
+@cindex @url{http://identi.ca/group/fsfstatus}
+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 can be alleviated at the FSF end, is already being worked on.
+
+@cindex sysadmin, FSF
+@cindex FSF system administrators
+@cindex GNU system administrators
+The FSF system administrators are responsible for the network and GNU
+hardware.  You can email them at @email{sysadmin@@fsf.org}, but please
+try not to burden them unnecessarily.

 
 
 @node Getting a GNU Account
 
 
 @node Getting a GNU Account


@@ -162,15 +179,6 @@ the package.
 
 @gdgnuorgtext{}
 
 
 @gdgnuorgtext{}
 

-@cindex down, when GNU machines are
-@cindex outage, of GNU machines
-@cindex @url{http://identi.ca/group/fsfstatus}
-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 can be alleviated at the FSF end, is already being worked on.
-

 
 @node Stepping Down
 @chapter Stepping Down
 
 @node Stepping Down
 @chapter Stepping Down


@@ -1163,8 +1171,9 @@ useful for your package.
 It is very important to keep backup files of all source files of GNU.
 You can do this using a source control system (such as Bazaar, RCS,
 CVS, Git, Subversion, @dots{}) if you like.  The easiest way to use
 It is very important to keep backup files of all source files of GNU.
 You can do this using a source control system (such as Bazaar, RCS,
 CVS, Git, Subversion, @dots{}) if you like.  The easiest way to use

-RCS or CVS is via the Version Control library in Emacs (@pxref{VC
-Concepts,, Concepts of Version Control, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
+RCS or CVS is via the Version Control library in Emacs
+(@pxref{Introduction to VC,, Introduction to Version Control, emacs,
+The GNU Emacs Manual}).

 
 The history of previous revisions and log entries is very important for
 future maintainers of the package, so even if you do not make it
 
 The history of previous revisions and log entries is very important for
 future maintainers of the package, so even if you do not make it