gnustandards ChangeLog maintain.texi

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /sources/gnustandards
Module name:    gnustandards
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       10/05/13 23:44:56

Modified files:
        .              : ChangeLog maintain.texi 

Log message:
        primary ftp distribution point should be an unrestricted site

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/gnustandards/ChangeLog?cvsroot=gnustandards&r1=1.113&r2=1.114
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/gnustandards/maintain.texi?cvsroot=gnustandards&r1=1.185&r2=1.186

Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.113
retrieving revision 1.114
diff -u -b -r1.113 -r1.114
--- ChangeLog   2 May 2010 00:29:51 -0000       1.113
+++ ChangeLog   13 May 2010 23:44:56 -0000      1.114
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-05-13  Richard Stallman  <address@hidden>
+
+       * maintain.texi (Hosting): primary ftp distribution point should
+       be an unrestricted site.
+
 2010-05-01  Karl Berry  <address@hidden>
 
        * work.s/GNUmakefile: fix up HTML refs to more cases of more

Index: maintain.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/maintain.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.185
retrieving revision 1.186
diff -u -b -r1.185 -r1.186
--- maintain.texi       2 May 2010 00:29:51 -0000       1.185
+++ maintain.texi       13 May 2010 23:44:56 -0000      1.186
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
address@hidden lastupdate May 1, 2010
address@hidden lastupdate May 13, 2010
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
@@ -2038,16 +2038,19 @@
 @cindex hosting
 
 We recommend using @code{savannah.gnu.org} for the source code
-repository for your package, and, even more so, using
address@hidden as the standard distribution site.  Doing so makes
-it easier for developers and users to find the latest GNU releases.
address@hidden Versions}, for more information about Savannah.
-
-However, it is ok to use other machines if you wish.  If you use a
-company's machine to hold the repository for your program, or as its
-ftp site, please put this statement in a prominent place on the site,
-so as to prevent people from getting the wrong idea about the
-relationship between the package and the company:
+repository for your package, but that's not required.  @xref{Old
+Versions}, for more information about Savannah.
+
+We strongly urge you to use @code{ftp.gnu.org} as the standard FTP
+distribution site.  Doing so makes it easier for developers and users
+to find the latest GNU releases.  However, it is ok to use another FTP
+server if you wish, provided it allows access from the general public
+without limitation (for instance, without excluding any country).
+
+If you use a company's machine to hold the repository for your
+program, or as its ftp site, please put this statement in a prominent
+place on the site, so as to prevent people from getting the wrong idea
+about the relationship between the package and the company:
 
 @smallexample
 The programs <list of them> hosted here are free software packages