Mercurial > web-octave
changeset 80:05b2f0d66aa8 kai
Some website authoring. Should be completed right now.
| author | Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| date | Fri, 14 Oct 2016 03:15:09 +0200 |
| parents | 4e0675ad8c98 |
| children | b748a89a04b0 |
| files | _includes/footer.html _posts/2012-12-31-news-archive.markdown bugs.md get-involved.md support.md |
| diffstat | 5 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/_includes/footer.html Thu Oct 13 17:55:37 2016 +0200 +++ b/_includes/footer.html Fri Oct 14 03:15:09 2016 +0200 @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ <footer> Copyright © 1998-2016 John W. Eaton. -Verbatim copying and distribution is permitted in any medium, -provided this notice is preserved. +This work is licensed under a +<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/"> + Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License +</a>. </footer> <script>
--- a/_posts/2012-12-31-news-archive.markdown Thu Oct 13 17:55:37 2016 +0200 +++ b/_posts/2012-12-31-news-archive.markdown Fri Oct 14 03:15:09 2016 +0200 @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `December', `005259') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-12/msg00153.html) - December 5, 2007 @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `December', `005913') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-12/msg00087.html) - November 10, 2007 @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `November', `004842') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-11/msg00192.html) - October 31, 2007 @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `October', `004645') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-10/msg00517.html) - October 13, 2007 @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `October', `004352') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-10/msg00224.html) - September 17, 2007 @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `September', `004002') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-09/msg00190.html) - July 25, 2007 @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `July', `003572') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-07/msg00134.html) - May 23, 2007 @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `May', `002949') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-05/msg00190.html) - May 22, 2007 @@ -372,14 +372,13 @@ significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `May', `002932') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-05/msg00173.html) - March 27, 2007 Version 2.9.10 is now available for ftp. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2007', `March', `002372') - + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-03/msg00275.html) - March 1, 2007 @@ -394,40 +393,40 @@ A new graphics branch of the code is now in the works to keep all graphics data in Octave to improve compatibility with Matlab and facilitate newer graphics back-ends. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `December', `001435') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-12/msg00054.html) - October 2, 2006 Version 2.9.9 is now available for ftp. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `October', `000743') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-10/msg00015.html) - August 24, 2006 Version 2.9.8 is now available for ftp. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `August', `000500') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-08/msg00056.html) - July 28, 2006 Version 2.9.7 is now available for ftp. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `July', `000431') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-07/msg00040.html) - July 27, 2006 Fairly complete support for Matlab's MEX interface has been added to the Octave CVS archive and will be part of the 2.9.7 - shapshot. Please see - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `July', `000424') + shapshot. Please + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-07/msg00033.html) for more details. - June 29, 2006 - Please see this - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `June', `000309') + Please + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-06/msg00053.html) if you are having trouble compiling Octave 2.9.6 with GCC 3.x. After applying the patch, you'll need to run autogen.sh and configure again. This means you'll need to have a recent version of @@ -438,21 +437,21 @@ - June 9, 2006 Version 2.9.6 is now available for ftp. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `June', `000281') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-06/msg00024.html) - May 26, 2006 Function file cacheing has been improved with hopefully major speedups when calling m-file functions. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `May', `000230') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00204.html) - May 21, 2006 Octave-forge is being cleaned up by moving core functions into the main Octave distribution. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `May', `000195') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00169.html) - May 11, 2006 @@ -461,14 +460,14 @@ manipulating the <code>LOADPATH</code> variable, you can use the <code>addpath</code>, <code>rmpath</code>, and <code>path</code> functions. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `May', `000147') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00122.html) - May 3, 2006 To enable XML reading, mat2cell was developed along with significantly more efficient versions of regexp and regexprep. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `May', `000025') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00033.html) - May 2, 2006 @@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ identifiers that may be used with the warning function. For example, <code>warn_divide_by_zero = false;</code> would now be <code>warning ("off", "Octave:divide-by-zero");</code>. - __MAIL_THREAD__(`maintainers', `2006', `May', `000044') + [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00019.html) - March 23, 2006
--- a/bugs.md Thu Oct 13 17:55:37 2016 +0200 +++ b/bugs.md Fri Oct 14 03:15:09 2016 +0200 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ to help the entire community by making the next version of Octave work better, so you can contribute to the maintenance of Octave. -[4]: {{site.docs_url}}/Trouble.html#Trouble +[4]: {{ site.docs_url }}/Trouble.html#Trouble
--- a/get-involved.md Thu Oct 13 17:55:37 2016 +0200 +++ b/get-involved.md Fri Oct 14 03:15:09 2016 +0200 @@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ menu: true --- -We always need more help improving Octave and there are many ways -you can contribute. You can help by fixing bugs, developing new -features, answering questions on the mailing list or IRC channel, -helping to improve the web pages. +We always need more help improving Octave and there are many ways you can +contribute. You can help by fixing bugs, developing new features, answering +questions on the mailing list or IRC channel, helping to improve the web pages. If you are wondering what to work on, we have a standard answer: what would you like to work on? We try not to tell contributors @@ -15,59 +14,51 @@ within their own field of interest. So, we would love your help, but would also love for you to work on what you love. -If you need some inspiration, we do maintain a -<a href="http://www.octave.org/wiki/Projects">list of possible projects</a> +For some inspiration, we do maintain a [list of possible projects][1] on the Wiki. If you have an idea on what to contribute, then join the -maintainers mailing list and discuss your ideas there. That way -others can provide input early on, which makes your contribution -more likely to get accepted. +[`maintainers@octave.org`][2] mailing list or the IRC [`#octave` channel][3] +in Freenode and discuss your ideas there. That way others can provide input +early on, which makes your contribution more likely to get accepted. + +<p> +<div class="alert"> +{% octicon stop class:"octicon-stop-octave" %} +Please do <strong>not</strong> send help requests or bug reports to the +<samp>maintainers@octave.org</samp> mailing list. Refer to the +<a href="{{ "bugs.html" | relative_url }}">bug tracker</a> or other +<a href="{{ "support.html" | relative_url }}">support options</a> instead. +</div> +</p> + +[1]: http://www.octave.org/wiki/Projects +[2]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/octave-maintainers +[3]: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=octave&uio=MT1mYWxzZSYyPXRydWUmMTI9dHJ1ZQda -## Contacting developers - -If you want to participate in Octave development, you should join -the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/octave-maintainers"> -<code>maintainers@octave.org</code></a> mailing list. <b>Please -use this list only if you are participating in Octave's -development.</b> If you are looking for help in using Octave, -please use the <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-octave"><code>help@octave.org</code></a> -list instead, or check out other <a href="support.html">support -options</a>. - -For sometimes faster communication, you can also chat in IRC -in <code>#octave</code> in Freenode. Note, however, that the primary -medium for development talk is the mailing list. - - -## Using the Development Sources +# Using the Development Sources The latest development sources of Octave are also available via -<a href="http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki">Mercurial</a> (hg) -archive. +[Mercurial][4] (hg) archive. -The primary archive address -is <a href="http://www.octave.org/hg/octave">http://www.octave.org/hg/octave</a>, -which currently redirects -to <a href="http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave">http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave</a>. +The primary archive address is [http://www.octave.org/hg/octave][5], +which currently redirects to [http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave][6]. -If you decide to use the development sources from the Mercurial -archive, please read the -file <a href="http://www.octave.org/hg/octave/file/tip/etc/HACKING"><code>etc/HACKING</code></a> -that is available with the source files. +If you decide to use the development sources from the Mercurial archive, +please read the file [`etc/HACKING`][7] that is available with the source +files. -Assuming you have Mercurial and git installed on your machine you -may obtain the latest development version of Octave sources with -the following command: +Assuming you have Mercurial and git installed on your machine you may obtain +the latest development version of Octave sources with the following command: {% highlight text %} hg clone http://www.octave.org/hg/octave {% endhighlight %} -This will clone <em>two</em> repositories, one of which is -subrepository of the main Octave repository. Once you have these, -you can resync with the archive by doing +This will clone *two* repositories, one of which is subrepository of the +main Octave repository. Once you have these, you can resync with the archive +by doing {% highlight text %} hg -v pull @@ -76,16 +67,21 @@ The `-v` option is not required but provides extra information about what was pulled and updated. The Octave manual has more -information about <a href="doc/interpreter/Contributing-Guidelines.html#Contributing-Guidelines">contributing -to Octave's development</a>. +information about [contributing to Octave's development][8]. + +[4]: http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki +[5]: http://www.octave.org/hg/octave +[6]: http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave +[7]: http://www.octave.org/hg/octave/file/tip/etc/HACKING +[8]: {{ site.docs_url }}/Contributing-Guidelines.html#Contributing-Guidelines -## Octave Forge +# Octave Forge -The community-developed [Octave-Forge][forge] packages expand Octave's core +The community-developed [Octave-Forge][9] packages expand Octave's core functionality by providing field specific features via Octave's package system. For example, image and signal processing, fuzzy logic, instrument control, -and statistics packages are examples of individual Octave-Forge packages. +and statistics packages are examples of individual [Octave-Forge packages][10]. -[forge]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/ -[forge-packages]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/packages.php +[9]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/ +[10]: http://octave.sourceforge.net/packages.php
--- a/support.md Thu Oct 13 17:55:37 2016 +0200 +++ b/support.md Fri Oct 14 03:15:09 2016 +0200 @@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ <input type="submit" value="Search" /> </form> + + <p> + <div class="alert"> + {% octicon stop class:"octicon-stop-octave" %} + Please do <strong>not</strong> send any bug reports to the + <samp>help@octave.org</samp> mailing list. + Most Octave users do not want to receive bug reports. + </div> + </p> + - **IRC Chat**: Too impatient for email? You can find Octave developers and users on the [`#octave` channel][10] at [`irc.freenode.net`][11].