Updating OpenJDK project pages

[dalibor topic]

On 02.02.2015 10:57, Volker Simonis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> if I remember right, at the time when we set up our PowerPC/AIX
> project one of the annoyances of the project page was that it couldn't
> be updated by somebody outside Oracle. That's why we finally decided
> to put all our project information in the Wiki and only place a link
> to that Wiki on the project page.

I think that's the best way of going about it in general - I plan to 
move the 7u pages to the wiki as well, for example. Besides being easier 
to edit by more people, it's simpler to search, diff, etc.

> If it's still impossible for externals to change their own project
> page, I don't see how we can effectively maintain and update them.

That's correct.

cheers,
dalibor topic

> Regards,
> Volker
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Martijn Verburg
> <martijnverburg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I recently worked with Brian Goetz & Gavin Bierman to update the Valhalla
>> project page (http://openjdk.java.net/projects/valhalla/), which explicitly
>> sets the "resources/goals/tone/how to build" for that group (and its
>> projects).
>>
>> One of the major aims was to guide new visitors to the Adoption Group for
>> assistance if they get lost, can't find a sponsor, don't know what mailing
>> list to use etc.
>>
>> I'd like to propose that I/we overhaul all of the OpenJDK project pages
>> (working with the appropriate group/project lead) to help set goals, show
>> resources and most importantly offer a place for them to go if they get
>> stuck.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Martijn

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