[Savannah-cvs] [92] couple more hints on sv hacking

[karl]

Revision: 92
          http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=administration&revision=92
Author:   karl
Date:     2014-08-04 00:56:17 +0000 (Mon, 04 Aug 2014)
Log Message:
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couple more hints on sv hacking

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/sviki/HowToBecomeASavannahHacker.mdwn
    trunk/sviki/SavaneRewrite.mdwn

Modified: trunk/sviki/HowToBecomeASavannahHacker.mdwn
===================================================================
--- trunk/sviki/HowToBecomeASavannahHacker.mdwn 2014-07-26 22:57:31 UTC (rev 91)
+++ trunk/sviki/HowToBecomeASavannahHacker.mdwn 2014-08-04 00:56:17 UTC (rev 92)
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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 We need volunteers and look forward to your participation. This page is
-about becoming a savannah hacker (i.e., a savannah website
+about becoming a savannah hacker (e.g., a savannah website
 administrator) and help savannah.
 
 For communication with other savannah folks, see
@@ -51,5 +51,8 @@
 do the same as the above with one of the open [support
 requests](http://savannah.gnu.org/support/?group=administration).
 
+The active source code is in the "administration" project (using several
+of the VC systems).  [[SavaneRewrite]] has a bit more history.
+
 When accepted, some info about getting in at the shell level is at
 [[ShellAccess]].

Modified: trunk/sviki/SavaneRewrite.mdwn
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--- trunk/sviki/SavaneRewrite.mdwn      2014-07-26 22:57:31 UTC (rev 91)
+++ trunk/sviki/SavaneRewrite.mdwn      2014-08-04 00:56:17 UTC (rev 92)
@@ -2,21 +2,26 @@
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 Savane is the base software which both savannah and gna.org used, at one
-point, due to Sylvain Beucler's efforts.  Nowadays, Savannah is
-effectively forked; we don't try to incorporate patches from the
-original Savane, which isn't actively being developed, anyway.  The
-"administration" project on Savannah is the only one with live files.
+point, due to Sylvain Beucler's efforts.
 
-However, Sylvain and others have undertaken various efforts over the
-years to rewrite Savane.  Currently (2014), Sylvain has a project to
-rebase it on fusion forge.  I (Karl) believe that he plans to switch
-gna.org.  Whether savannah will follow suit is yet to be determined.
+Nowadays, however, Savannah is effectively forked; the "administration"
+project on Savannah is the only one with live source files, using
+several of the VC systems; also, there is often uncommitted changes
+languishing in the live hierarchies (unfortunate but true).  We don't
+try to incorporate patches from the original Savane, which isn't
+actively being developed, anyway.
 
+Sylvain and others have undertaken various efforts over the years to
+rewrite Savane.  In 2014, Sylvain started a project to rebase Savane on
+FusionForge.  I (Karl) believe that there is a plan for gna.org to be
+switched over.  Whether Savannah will follow suit is yet to be
+determined.
+
 Past rewrite
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-I (Karl) believe this is obsolete, per the above, but retaining for
-whatever historical purpose it may serve.
+I (Karl) believe all the info below here is obsolete, per the above, but
+retaining for whatever historical purpose it may serve.
 
 Video: [talk at LSM](http://videos2010.rmll.info/a-new-savane.html) -
 [mirror](http://vimeo.com/14640040)