From 3dfcbb09de4653a87daab424317513f948b63fab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruno Haible Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 19:21:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add section to attract more people towards the GNU project. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Inspired by a suggestion from José E. Marchesi on the gnu-prog-discuss mailing list. * doc/join-gnu.texi: New file. * doc/gnulib-readme.texi: Include it. --- ChangeLog | 6 ++++++ doc/gnulib-readme.texi | 3 +++ doc/join-gnu.texi | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/join-gnu.texi diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 1cc3015934..e008d3557f 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2022-06-05 Bruno Haible + + doc: Add section to attract more people towards the GNU project. + Inspired by a suggestion from José E. Marchesi on + the gnu-prog-discuss mailing list. + 2022-06-05 Bruno Haible doc: Fix warnings about regex chapter structure (regression 2022-05-15). diff --git a/doc/gnulib-readme.texi b/doc/gnulib-readme.texi index 9032b1498c..492572799c 100644 --- a/doc/gnulib-readme.texi +++ b/doc/gnulib-readme.texi @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ * Contributing to Gnulib:: * Portability guidelines:: * High Quality:: +* Joining GNU:: @end menu @node Gnulib Basics @@ -583,3 +584,5 @@ libraries (@code{libstdc++} and @code{libubsan}) to be linked statically rather than dynamically, though this typically bloats the executable and the remaining extra libraries are still linked dynamically. + +@include join-gnu.texi diff --git a/doc/join-gnu.texi b/doc/join-gnu.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..deacc451b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/join-gnu.texi @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +@c Copyright (C) 2021--2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +@c Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document +@c under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or +@c any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no +@c Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A +@c copy of the license is at . + +@node Joining GNU +@section Join the GNU Project + +GNU Gnulib is part of the GNU Operating System, developed by the GNU Project. + +If you are the author of an awesome program and want to join us in +writing Free (libre) Software, please consider making it an official +GNU program and become a GNU Maintainer. Instructions on how to do +this are @url{https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation, here}. +We are looking forward to hacking with you! + +Don't have a program to contribute? Look at all the +@url{https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html, other ways to help}. + +And to learn more about Free (libre) Software in general, please read +and share @url{https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html, this page}. -- 2.39.5