[Savannah-hackers] Java pages: project on savannah

[loic]

        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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