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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2011-08-25 15:20:56 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2011-08-30 17:27:36 +0100
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documentation/poky-ref-manual/resources.xml: re-write for today's world.
This chapter was quite old as it had not been touched since the original Poky Handbook days. I re-wrote the sub-sections with today in mind. (From yocto-docs rev: e59bede734a8fe3e9b41698e2b42ba487ec80595) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/resources.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/resources.xml
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--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/resources.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/resources.xml
@@ -7,19 +7,22 @@
<section id='resources-intro'>
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
- We're happy for people to experiment with Poky and there are a number of places to
- find help if you run into difficulties or find bugs. To find out how to download
- source code see the <link linkend='intro-getit'>Obtaining Poky</link> section of
- the Introduction.
+ The Yocto Project team is happy for people to experiment with the Yocto Project.
+ A number of places exist to find help if you run into difficulties or find bugs.
+ To find out how to download source code,
+ see the <ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/1.1/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#local-yp-release'>
+ Yocto Project Release</ulink> list item in
+ <ulink url='http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/1.1/dev-manual/dev-manual.html'>The Yocto
+ Project Development Manual</ulink>.
</para>
</section>
<section id='resources-bugtracker'>
- <title>Bugtracker</title>
+ <title>Tracking Bugs</title>
<para>
- Problems with Poky should be reported using the Bugzilla application at
- <ulink url='http://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/'></ulink>.
+ If you find problems with the Yocto Project, you should report them using the
+ Bugzilla application at <ulink url='http://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/'></ulink>.
</para>
</section>
@@ -27,26 +30,17 @@
<title>Mailing lists</title>
<para>
- To subscribe to the mailing lists click on the following URLs and follow the instructions:
+ To subscribe to the Yocto Project mailing lists, click on the following URLs and follow the instructions:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><ulink url='http://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto'></ulink> for a
+ Yocto Discussions mailing list.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><ulink url='http://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/poky'></ulink> for a
+ Yocto Project Discussions mailing list.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><ulink url='http://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto-announce'></ulink> for a
+ mailing list to receive offical Yocto Project announcements for developments and
+ as well as Yocto Project milestones.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto'></ulink> for a Yocto Discussions
- mailing list.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/poky'></ulink> for a Poky Discussions
- mailing list.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto-announce'></ulink> for a mailing list
- to receive offical Yocto Project announcements for developments and milestones.
- </para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
</section>
<section id='resources-irc'>
@@ -54,111 +48,89 @@
<para>
Two IRC channels on freenode are available for Yocto Project and Poky discussions:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>
- #yocto
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- #poky
- </para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><filename>#yocto</filename></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><filename>#poky</filename></para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
</section>
<section id='resources-links'>
<title>Links</title>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://yoctoproject.org'>The Yocto Project website</ulink> - The home site
- for the Yocto Project.
- </para></listitem>
-<!-- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://pokylinux.org'>The Poky website</ulink> - The home site
- for Poky Linux.
- </para></listitem>
--->
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://www.openedhand.com/'>OpenedHand</ulink> - The
- original company behind Poky.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://www.intel.com/'>Intel Corporation</ulink> - The
- company who acquired OpenedHand in 2008.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://www.openembedded.org/'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>
- - The upstream generic embedded distribution Poky derives
- from (and contributes to).
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://developer.berlios.de/projects/bitbake/'>Bitbake</ulink>
- - The tool used to process Poky metadata.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://bitbake.berlios.de/manual/'>BitBake User
- Manual</ulink> - A comprehensive guide to the BitBake tool.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://pimlico-project.org/'>Pimlico</ulink> - A
- suite of lightweight Personal Information Management (PIM)
- applications designed primarily for handheld and mobile
- devices.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <ulink url='http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/'>QEMU</ulink>
- - An open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
- </para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ Following is a list of resources you will find helpful:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://yoctoproject.org'>The Yocto Project website</ulink>:
+ </emphasis> The home site for the Yocto Project.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://www.openedhand.com/'>OpenedHand</ulink>:</emphasis>
+ The company where the Yocto Project build system Poky was first developed.
+ OpenedHand has since been acquired by Intel Corporation.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://www.intel.com/'>Intel Corporation</ulink>:</emphasis>
+ The company who acquired OpenedHand in 2008 and continues development on the
+ Yocto Project.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://www.openembedded.org/'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>:</emphasis>
+ The upstream, generic, embedded distribution the Yocto Project build system (Poky) derives
+ from and to which it contributes.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://developer.berlios.de/projects/bitbake/'>
+ Bitbake</ulink>:</emphasis> The tool used to process Yocto Project metadata.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://bitbake.berlios.de/manual/'>
+ BitBake User Manual</ulink>:</emphasis> A comprehensive guide to the BitBake tool.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://pimlico-project.org/'>Pimlico</ulink>:</emphasis>
+ A suite of lightweight Personal Information Management (PIM) applications designed
+ primarily for handheld and mobile devices.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis><ulink url='http://wiki.qemu.org/Index.html'>QEMU</ulink>:
+ </emphasis> An open source machine emulator and virtualizer.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
</section>
<section id='resources-contributions'>
<title>Contributions</title>
<para>
- Contributions to Poky are very welcome. Patches should be sent to the Poky mailing list along with a Signed-off-by: line in the same style as the Linux kernel. Adding this line signifies the developer has agreed to the Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1:
- </para>
-
- <programlisting>
- Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
-
- By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
-
- (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
- have the right to submit it under the open source license
- indicated in the file; or
-
- (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
- of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
- license and I have the right under that license to submit that
- work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
- by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
- permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
- in the file; or
-
- (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
- person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
- it.
-
- (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
- are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
- personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
- maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
- this project or the open source license(s) involved.
-</programlisting>
-
- <para>
- A Poky contributions tree (poky-contrib, git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky-contrib.git)
- exists for people to stage contributions in, for regular contributors.
- If people desire such access, please ask on the mailing list. Usually
- access will be given to anyone with a proven track record of good patches.
+ Contributions to the Yocto Project are very welcome.
+ You should send patches to the Yocto Project mailing list along with a "signed-off-by:"
+ line in the same style as required by the Linux kernel.
+ Adding this line signifies the developer has agreed to the Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
+ as follows:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
+
+ By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
+
+ (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
+ have the right to submit it under the open source license
+ indicated in the file; or
+
+ (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
+ of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
+ license and I have the right under that license to submit that
+ work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
+ by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
+ permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
+ in the file; or
+
+ (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
+ person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
+ it.
+
+ (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
+ are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
+ personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
+ maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
+ this project or the open source license(s) involved.
+ </literallayout>
+ A Poky contributions tree (<filename>poky-contrib</filename>,
+ <filename>git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky-contrib.git</filename>)
+ exists for contributors to stage contributions.
+ If people desire such access, please ask on the mailing list.
+ Usually, the Yocto Project team will grant access to anyone with a proven track
+ record of good patches.
</para>
-
</section>
-
</appendix>
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