Hello David, Am 11.08.2014 23:45, schrieb David Prévot:
> [ keeping extra context for the bug report ] > > Le 11/08/2014 16:59, Tomas Pospisek a écrit : >> Am 10.08.2014 18:26, schrieb David Prévot: >>> Le 10/08/2014 11:23, Tomas Pospisek a écrit : >>> >>>> the proposed change below is quite trivial, but I think very helpful. >>> >>>>> - <li>the bulk of it is generated using WML, from the 'webwml' CVS tree >>>>> + <li>the bulk of it is generated using WML, from the >>>>> + <a href="https://alioth.debian.org/projects/webwml/";>'webwml' CVS >>>>> tree</a> >>> >>> Given how volatile alioth URLs are, I’m not sure pointing to them in >>> many pages would really be an improvement. > >> According to the wayback machine, that specific URL has been stable >> since 2003, 11 years, which makes it an exceptionally stable URL, don't >> you agree? > > Many URLs change on Alioth without pre- or post- announce, some keep > backward compatibility, some not, and backward compatibility gets > dropped randomly, that’s why I’d prefer not to spread Alioth URLs in > many places if that can be avoided. OK. >> But even if it were changing from time to time, then why not just update >> the URL then? > > That’s extra work: why not concentrating them in one place (where > they’re already available)? I see. >>> Maybe pointing to the related page inside the www.d.o tree could worth it >>> (but I didn’t actually look >>> at the page to make up my mind about it). > >> What "page inside the www.d.o tree" are you referring to? I don't >> understand. > > Sorry, I meant specifically: > - https://www.debian.org/devel/website/using_cvs for webwml; > - https://www.debian.org/doc/cvs for the DDP. > > Those pages give more information about the VCSes, how to use them, and > how to contribute to these projects than the Alioth URLs will ever give. Updated patch, here you go: webwml/english/devel/website$ cvs diff -u desc.wml Index: desc.wml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/webwml/webwml/english/devel/website/desc.wml,v retrieving revision 1.33 diff -u -r1.33 desc.wml --- desc.wml 30 Apr 2014 06:33:12 -0000 1.33 +++ desc.wml 12 Aug 2014 12:48:32 -0000 @@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ <p>The site is generated in one of three ways: <ul> - <li>the bulk of it is generated using WML, from the 'webwml' CVS tree + <li>the bulk of it is generated using WML, from the + <a href="https://www.debian.org/devel/website/using_cvs";>'webwml' CVS tree</a> <li>the documentation is generated using DocBook XML (use of DebianDoc - SGML is being phased out), from the 'ddp' - Subversion repository + SGML is being phased out), from the + <a href="https://www.debian.org/doc/cvs";>'ddp' Subversion repository</a> <li>parts of the site are generated using scripts using other sources, e.g. the mailing list (un)subscription pages </ul> Can you apply that? Thanks & greets, *t -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
