svn commit: r1737450 - /hive/cms/trunk/content/index.mdtext

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Author: gates
Date: Fri Apr  1 22:58:54 2016
New Revision: 1737450

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1737450&view=rev
Log:
HIVE-13399 Homepage improvements to better welcome newcomers (Shane Curcuru via Alan Gates)

Modified:
    hive/cms/trunk/content/index.mdtext

Modified: hive/cms/trunk/content/index.mdtext
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/hive/cms/trunk/content/index.mdtext?rev=1737450&r1=1737449&r2=1737450&view=diff
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--- hive/cms/trunk/content/index.mdtext (original)
+++ hive/cms/trunk/content/index.mdtext Fri Apr  1 22:58:54 2016
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 Title: Apache Hive TM
 
-The Apache Hive ™ data warehouse software facilitates querying and managing large datasets residing in distributed storage. Hive provides a mechanism to project structure onto this data and query the data using a SQL-like language called HiveQL. At the same time this language also allows traditional map/reduce programmers to plug in their custom mappers and reducers when it is inconvenient or inefficient to express this logic in HiveQL.
+The Apache Hive ™ data warehouse software facilitates querying and managing large datasets residing in distributed storage. Hive provides a mechanism to project structure onto this data and query the data using a SQL-like language called HiveQL. The HiveQL language also allows traditional map/reduce programmers simple extensions for plugging in custom mappers and reducers when it is inconvenient or inefficient to express this logic in HiveQL.
 
-## Getting Started
+## Getting Started With Apache Hive Software
 
-Check out the [Getting Started Guide][GETTING_STARTED] on the [Hive wiki][HIVE_WIKI].
+ * Check out the [Getting Started Guide][GETTING_STARTED] on the [Hive wiki][HIVE_WIKI].
+ * Learn more [About Hive's Functionality][HIVE_DETAILS] on [our wiki][HIVE_WIKI]
+ * Read the [Getting Started Guide][GETTING_STARTED] to learn how to install Hive
+ * The [User and Hive QL documentation][HIVE_QL] shows how to program Hive
 
-## Getting Involved
+## Getting Involved With The Apache Hive Community
 
-Hive is an open source volunteer project under the Apache Software Foundation. Previously it was a subproject of [Apache Hadoop][APACHE_HADOOP], but has now graduated to become a top-level project of its own. We encourage you to learn about the project and contribute your expertise. Here are some starter links:
+Apache Hive is an open source project run by volunteers at the Apache Software Foundation. Previously it was a subproject of [Apache® Hadoop®][APACHE_HADOOP], but has now graduated to become a top-level project of its own. We encourage you to learn about the project and contribute your expertise.
 
-  * Give us [feedback][ISSUE_TRACKING]: What can we do better?
-  * Join the [mailing list][MAILING_LISTS]: Meet the community.
-  * Become a [Hive Fan on Facebook][HIVE_FACEBOOK].
+ * Give us [feedback or submit bug reports][ISSUE_TRACKING]: What can we do better?
+ * Join the [mailing list][MAILING_LISTS] and meet our [community][COMMUNITY]
+ * Read through our [Contributor's Guides][CONTRIBUTOR] about where to find the source or submit patches
+ * Become a [Hive Fan on Facebook][HIVE_FACEBOOK]
+ * Follow [@ApacheHive on Twitter][HIVE_TWITTER]
 
 [GETTING_STARTED]: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/GettingStarted
 [HIVE_WIKI]: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive
@@ -20,4 +25,10 @@ Hive is an open source volunteer project
 [ISSUE_TRACKING]: /issue_tracking.html
 [MAILING_LISTS]: /mailing_lists.html
 [HIVE_FACEBOOK]: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hive/43928506208
+[HIVE_DETAILS]: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/Home
+[HIVE_QL]: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/Home#Home-UserDocumentation
+[COMMUNITY]: http://hive.apache.org/people.html
+[CONTRIBUTOR]: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/Home#Home-ResourcesforContributors
+[HIVE_TWITTER]: https://twitter.com/apachehive
+