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svn commit: r265812 - /incubator/stdcxx/site/index.html

Author: sebor
Date: Thu Sep  1 18:37:27 2005
New Revision: 265812

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=265812&view=rev
Log:
2005-09-01  Martin Sebor  <se...@roguewave.com>

	* index.html: Corrected ASF terminology and added links
	to the referenced terms in the ASF glossary.
	Added a news item and reformatted others.
	Clarified the role of the stdcxx PPMC.
	Added a note on the stdcxx commit policy.

Modified:
    incubator/stdcxx/site/index.html

Modified: incubator/stdcxx/site/index.html
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/incubator/stdcxx/site/index.html?rev=265812&r1=265811&r2=265812&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- incubator/stdcxx/site/index.html (original)
+++ incubator/stdcxx/site/index.html Thu Sep  1 18:37:27 2005
@@ -144,9 +144,10 @@
     <div class="section">
       <p>
 
-The  stdcxx project  is the  <a href="http://www.roguewave.com/">Rogue
-Wave Sofware</a>  implementation of the C++  Standard Library, version
-4.1.0, donated to  the <a href="http://www.apache.org">Apache Software
+The  stdcxx  (pronounced  "standard  C++  library",  not  S-T-D-C-X-X)
+project   is   the   <a  href="http://www.roguewave.com/">Rogue   Wave
+Sofware</a> implementation of the C++ Standard Library, version 4.1.0,
+donated   to  the   <a   href="http://www.apache.org">Apache  Software
 Foundation</a>   (ASF)  in  summer   2005  and   currently  undergoing
 incubation            in            the           Apache            <a
 href="http://incubator.apache.org/">Incubator</a>.
@@ -187,22 +188,23 @@
 
 The            ASF           Incubation            Policy           <a
 href="http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html#Branding%0D">requires</a>
-podlings to  include a  clear disclaimer on  their website and  in all
-documentation stating that they are in incubation.
+every                                                                <a
+href=http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#Podling"">Podling</a>
+to include a clear disclaimer on its Web site and in all documentation
+stating that it is in incubation.
 
       </p>
       <p>
         <i>
 
 STDCXX  is an  effort  undergoing incubation  at  the Apache  Software
-Foundation     (ASF),     sponsored     by    the     Incubator     <a
-href="http://incubator.apache.org/whoweare.html#PMC+%28Project+Management+Commitee%29">PMC</a>.
-Incubation is required of all  newly accepted projects until a further
-review indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decision
-making  process have  stabilized  in a  manner  consistent with  other
-successful ASF projects. While  incubation status is not necessarily a
-reflection  of the  completeness or  stability  of the  code, it  does
-indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF.
+Foundation  (ASF),  sponsored by  the  Incubator  PMC.  Incubation  is
+required  of  all  newly  accepted  projects until  a  further  review
+indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decision making
+process have  stabilized in a manner consistent  with other successful
+ASF projects. While incubation  status is not necessarily a reflection
+of the  completeness or stability of  the code, it  does indicate that
+the project has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF.
 
         </i>
       </p>
@@ -215,30 +217,61 @@
       <p>
         <ul>
           <li>
-            8/28/2005 The process of downloading stdcxx files documented on the Download page <a href="http://incubator.apache.org/stdcxx/download.html">Download</a> page. (See <a href="http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX-17">STDCXX-17</a>).
+
+            9/1/2005 A <a href="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-stdcxx-dev/200508.mbox/%3c430E39CD.7040501@roguewave.com%3e">proposal</a> to publish the first stdcxx snapshot on the stdcxx Web site has passed the community <a href="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-stdcxx-dev/200509.mbox/%3c4317A0AE.9040204@roguewave.com%3e">vote</a>.
+
+          </li>
+
+          <li>
+
+            8/28/2005   The  process   of  downloading   stdcxx  files
+            documented              on              the             <a
+            href="http://incubator.apache.org/stdcxx/download.html">Download</a>
+            page.                        (See                       <a
+            href="http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/stdcxx-17">stdcxx-17</a>).
+
           </li>
           <li>
-            8/01/2005 The process of reporting bugs in the stdcxx <a href="http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX">bug tracking database</a> documented and published on the <a href="http://incubator.apache.org/stdcxx/bugs.html">Bugs</a> page. (See <a href="http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX-9">STDCXX-9</a>.)
+
+            8/01/2005 The  process of reporting bugs in  the stdcxx <a
+            href="http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/stdcxx">bug
+            tracking database</a>  documented and published  on the <a
+            href="http://incubator.apache.org/stdcxx/bugs.html">Bugs</a>
+            page.                        (See                       <a
+            href="http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/stdcxx-9">stdcxx-9</a>.)
+
           </li>
           <li>
-            7/19/2005 stdcxx <a href="http://incubator.apache.org/stdcxx">
-            project page</a> and
-            <a href="http://incubator.apache.org/projects/stdcxx.html">
+
+            7/19/2005                     stdcxx                    <a
+            href="http://incubator.apache.org/stdcxx">          project
+            page</a>                       and                      <a
+            href="http://incubator.apache.org/projects/stdcxx.html">
             status page</a> committed to subversion.
+
           </li>
           <li>
-            7/18/2005 stdcxx sources and documentation moved to
-            <a href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/stdcxx/">
-              subversion
-            </a>.
+
+            7/18/2005  stdcxx sources  and documentation  moved  to <a
+            href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/stdcxx/">
+            subversion</a>.
+
           </li>
           <li>
-            5/19/2005 stdcxx project <a href="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200505.mbox/%3cC398496DF88AD711908C00065BEEE32C01473785@dfwmail.quovadx.com%3e">
+
+            5/19/2005            stdcxx           project           <a
+            href="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200505.mbox/%3cC398496DF88AD711908C00065BEEE32C01473785@dfwmail.quovadx.com%3e">
             accepted</a> for incubation.
+
           </li>
           <li>
-            5/13/2005 stdcxx project <a href="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200505.mbox/%3cC398496DF88AD711908C00065BEEE32C01473747@dfwmail.quovadx.com%3e">
-            proposal</a> submitted to the Incubator <a href="mailto:general@incubator.apache.org">mailing list</a>.
+
+            5/13/2005            stdcxx           project           <a
+            href="http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/200505.mbox/%3cC398496DF88AD711908C00065BEEE32C01473747@dfwmail.quovadx.com%3e">
+            proposal</a>    submitted     to    the    Incubator    <a
+            href="mailto:general@incubator.apache.org">mailing
+            list</a>.
+
           </li>
         </ul>
       </p>
@@ -252,7 +285,11 @@
 
 The  main  objective of  the  stdcxx  podling  is to  successfully  <a
 href="http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html#Exitting+the+Incubator">exit</a>
-the Incubator as a Top Level ASF project. To that end, stdcxx must meet a set of <a href="http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html#Minimum+Exit+Requirements">Minimum Exit Requirements</a>. Most notably, it must
+the             Incubator             and            be             <a
+href="http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Process_Description.html#Escalation">escalated</a>
+to a  Top Level Project.  To that  end, stdcxx must  meet a set  of <a
+href="http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html#Minimum+Exit+Requirements">Minimum
+Exit Requirements</a>. Most notably, it must
 
       </p>
       <ul>
@@ -276,8 +313,8 @@
       </ul>
       <p>
 
-Beyond graduation from the  incubator, the long-term objectives of the
-project are to
+Beyond escalation from the incubator and becoming a Top Level Project,
+the long-term objectives of the project are to
 
       </p>
       <ul>
@@ -329,7 +366,15 @@
 
 The                              stdcxx                             <a
 href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#Committer">Committers</a>
-are <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#developers">Developers</a> with write access to the stdcxx repository. They are:
+are                                                                  <a
+href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#developers">Developers</a>
+with                                                                 <a
+href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#CommitAccess">Commit
+Access</a>,     or    write     access,    to     the     stdcxx    <a
+href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#Codebase">Codebase</a>. Except
+where    noted,    all     stdcxx    committers    follow    the    <a
+href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#ReviewThenCommit">Review-Then-Commit</a>
+policy. The list of current committers is below:
 
         <ul>
           <li>
@@ -364,8 +409,7 @@
           </li>
           <li>
             <a href="mailto:sebor_at_apache_dot_org">
-              Martin Sebor
-            </a>
+              Martin Sebor</a> (follows the <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#CommitThenReview">Commit-Then-Review</a> policy)
           </li>
           <li>
             <a href="mailto:timt_at_roguewave_dot_com">
@@ -377,7 +421,8 @@
       <p>
 
 In addition,  all members of  the stdcxx <a  href="#ppmc">PPMC</a>, in
-particular all Mentors, are also Committers.
+particular                            all                           <a
+href="http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Roles_and_Responsibilities.html#Mentor">Mentors</a>, are committers by definition.
 
       </p>
       <p>
@@ -386,7 +431,7 @@
 
       </p>
       <p>
-     
+
 The        committers'         mailing        list        is        <a
 href="mailto:stdcxx-dev_at_incubator_dot_apache_dot_org">stdcxx-dev&#64;incubator.apache.org</a>. This
 is                                an                                <a
@@ -407,8 +452,15 @@
 The                  stdcxx                 Podling                 <a
 href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#pmc">Project
 Management Committee</a>  (PPMC) is a group  of volunteers responsible
-for the  formal oversight of  the STDCXX podling, its  management, and
-for interfacing with the Incubator PMC. The members of the PPMC are:
+for the  formal oversight of  the stdcxx podling, its  management, and
+for            interfacing            with           the            <a
+href="http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Roles_and_Responsibilities.html#Incubator+Project+Management+Committee+%28PMC%29">Incubator
+PMC</a>.  After  successful graduation  from  the  Incubator the  PPMC
+becomes                             the                             <a
+href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#PMC">PMC</a>    of
+the project, so the PPMC can be thought of as a place where committers
+train (or help others) to become PMC members.  The members of the PPMC
+are:
 
         <ul>
           <li>
@@ -435,12 +487,30 @@
       </p>
       <p>
 
+Note  that  with the  exception  of  mentors,  PPMC members  need  not
+necessarily have  the same  rights and privileges  as PMC  members. In
+particular, they  need not  be able to  make account requests  for new
+committers. Such  requests must  come from a  member of  the Incubator
+PMC. By definition,  every mentor is a member of  the Incubator PMC as
+well             as             a             permanent             <a
+href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/glossary.html#Member">ASF
+Member</a>.
+
+      </p>
+      <p>
+
 The          PPMC         mailing          list          is         <a
 href="mailto:stdcxx-ppmc_at_incubator_dot_apache_dot_org">stdcxx-ppmc&#64;incubator.apache.org</a>. This
-is an  archived, moderated, by-invitation-only mailing  list closed to
-the public. Invited individuals can subscribe by sending a blank email
-to                                                                   <a
+is  a  moderated,  by-invitation-only   mailing  list  closed  to  the
+public. Invited individuals can subscribe  by sending a blank email to
+<a
 href="mailto:stdcxx-ppmc-subscribe_at_incubator_dot_apache_dot_org">stdcxx-ppmc-subscribe&#64;incubator.apache.org</a>.
+
+      </p>
+      <p>
+
+An example  of a topic  that might be  appropriate for this list  is a
+discussion of the merits of a proposed committer.
 
       </p>
     </div>   <!-- section -->