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[commit-womb] gnits ChangeLog gnits.texi
From: |
Karl Berry |
Subject: |
[commit-womb] gnits ChangeLog gnits.texi |
Date: |
Sun, 13 May 2007 14:50:07 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /sources/womb
Module name: gnits
Changes by: Karl Berry <karl> 07/05/13 14:50:07
Modified files:
. : ChangeLog gnits.texi
Log message:
gnits is moribund
CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/gnits/ChangeLog?cvsroot=womb&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/gnits/gnits.texi?cvsroot=womb&r1=1.2&r2=1.3
Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/womb/gnits/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- ChangeLog 11 Mar 2005 20:57:25 -0000 1.4
+++ ChangeLog 13 May 2007 14:50:07 -0000 1.5
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-05-12 Karl Berry <address@hidden>
+
+ * gnits.texi (Preface): Mention that this project is moribund.
+
2005-03-11 Alfred M. Szmidt <address@hidden>
* gnits.texi: Updated to follow current version (2005-01-01)
@@ -9,8 +13,8 @@
* gnits.texi: New file.
-Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 2005, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
-are permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are
-preserved.
+are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+notice and this notice are preserved.
Index: gnits.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/womb/gnits/gnits.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -b -r1.2 -r1.3
--- gnits.texi 11 Mar 2005 20:54:41 -0000 1.2
+++ gnits.texi 13 May 2007 14:50:07 -0000 1.3
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
@setfilename gnits.info
@settitle Gnits Standards
@c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
address@hidden lastupdate March 1, 2005
address@hidden lastupdate May 12, 2007
@c %**end of header
@dircategory GNU organization
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
Gnits Standards, last updated @value{lastupdate}.
Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
@@ -84,13 +84,20 @@
@xref{Preface, , , standards, GNU Standards}.
-The Gnits Standards are a collection of habits, and their
address@hidden Gnits (non-)standards are moribund.} We leave this online
+purely for historical purposes; they have not been updated in many
+years and we have no plans to do so. So cross-references may be
+broken, etc. These days, the Gnulib, Autoconf, and Automake manuals,
+cover many of the topics written about here, and are actually
+maintained.
+
+The Gnits ``Standards'' are a collection of habits, and their
descriptions, willfully chosen by a small group of maintainers calling
themselves the GNU nit-picker gang. The word @samp{Gnits} refer to
the gang, not the standards they decided to use, even if this little
confusion is quite understandable, and excusable.
-More than a standard, Gnits is a small group of maintainers interested
+Not a standard, Gnits is a small group of maintainers interested
at nit-picking at others, or being nit-picked by them. In fact, it
evolved out of a kind and relaxed friendship between a few
maintainers. We use our little group to let the steam or frustrations
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