information about getting an account on fencepost

[Brian Gough]

Here is a patch to the maintainers guide to give more detail on
getting an account on fencepost.  Several people mentioned to me that
they were not clear how to do this from the existing information.

Index: maintain.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/maintain.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.180
diff -u -w -r1.180 maintain.texi
--- maintain.texi       25 Mar 2010 23:01:48 -0000      1.180
+++ maintain.texi       29 Mar 2010 16:33:41 -0000
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 @menu
 * Preface::
+* Getting a GNU account ::      
 * Stepping Down::
 * Recruiting Developers::
 * Legal Matters::
@@ -114,19 +115,6 @@
 list of a few experienced GNU contributors who have offered to answer
 questions for new maintainers.
 
-The directory @file{/gd/gnuorg} mentioned throughout this document is
-found on the GNU file server, currently @code{fencepost.gnu.org}; if
-you are the maintainer of a GNU package, you should have an account
-there.  See @url{http://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html} if
-you don't have one.  (You can also ask for accounts for people who
-help you a large amount in working on the package.)
-
-If on occasion you find that any GNU computer systems
-(@code{fencepost.gnu.org}, @code{ftp.gnu.org},
address@hidden, or others) 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
@@ -139,6 +127,30 @@
 This release of the GNU Maintenance Instructions was last updated
 @value{lastupdate}.
 
address@hidden Getting a GNU account 
address@hidden Getting a GNU account 
address@hidden shell account, on fencepost
address@hidden fencepost.gnu.org
+
+The directory @file{/gd/gnuorg} mentioned throughout this document is
+found on the GNU file server, currently @code{fencepost.gnu.org}
+(commonly referred to as ``fencepost''); if you are the maintainer of
+a GNU package, you should have an account there.  (You can also ask
+for accounts for people who help you a large amount in working on the
+package.)
+
+To get a shell account on fencepost, you will first need to register
+on Savannah at @url{https://savannah.gnu.org/} and upload an OpenSSH
+public key in your ``Account Configuration'' page there.  Then email
address@hidden@@gnu.org} with your Savannah user-id, requesting a
+fencepost account.  More information can be found at
address@hidden://www.gnu.org/software/README.accounts.html}.
+
+If on occasion you find that any GNU computer systems
+(@code{fencepost.gnu.org}, @code{ftp.gnu.org},
address@hidden, or others) 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 Stepping Down
 @chapter Stepping Down