[31372] trunk/www/index.php
jmpp at macports.org
jmpp at macports.org
Wed Nov 21 12:18:46 PST 2007
Revision: 31372
http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/changeset/31372
Author: jmpp at macports.org
Date: 2007-11-21 12:18:45 -0800 (Wed, 21 Nov 2007)
Log Message:
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Second try at writing index.php, basically extended the ground I layed in my previous commit to this file.
Will try to polish it from here onward, so stay tuned (and do speak up if you have feedback ;-)!
Modified Paths:
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trunk/www/index.php
Modified: trunk/www/index.php
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--- trunk/www/index.php 2007-11-21 20:10:42 UTC (rev 31371)
+++ trunk/www/index.php 2007-11-21 20:18:45 UTC (rev 31372)
@@ -14,25 +14,35 @@
<!-- brief project description: general information, project license, mission goals -->
<p>The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing,
- and upgrading open-source software on the <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">Mac OS X</a> operating system. To that
- end we provide the <a href="install.php">MacPorts software package</a> under a <a href="http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php">
- BSD License</a>, and through it easy access to thousands of <a href="<?php print $guide_url . '#introduction'; ?>">ports</a>
- that greatly simplify the task of compiling and installing open source software on your Mac.</p>
+ and upgrading open-source software on the <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">Mac OS X</a> operating system, either terminal,
+ X11 or Aqua based. To that end we provide the MacPorts software package under a <a href="http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php">
+ BSD License</a>, and through it easy access to thousands of ports that <a href="<?php print $guide_url . '#introduction'; ?>">
+ greatly simplify</a> the task of compiling and installing open source software on your Mac.</p>
<!-- brief ports tree description: monolithic, no 'stable' and 'unstable' trees; total number of available ports -->
<p>We provide a single <a href="ports.php">software tree</a> that attempts to track the latest release of every software
- title (port) we distribute, without splitting them into “stable” Vs. “unstable” categories. There
- are currently <b><?php print ports_count(); ?></b> ports in it and more are being added on a regular basis.</p>
+ title (port) we distribute, without splitting them into “stable” Vs. “unstable” branches. There
+ are currently <b><?php print ports_count(); ?></b> ports in it, distributed among <?php print categories_count(); ?> distinct
+ categories, and more are being added on a regular basis.</p>
- <!-- latest available release & cue to install.php -->
- <p><b>Current MacPorts <a href="install.php">release</a>: <?php print $mp_version_latest; ?></b></p>
-
<!-- Cue to "Support & Development" section & project guide -->
- <p>problems with installing and using MacPorts, project guide...</p>
+ <p>For more information on installing MacPorts please see the <a href="install.php">installation</a> section of this site
+ and explore the myriad of download options we provide, along our base system requirements for proper functioning. If you
+ run into any problems installing and/or using MacPorts we also have many options to help you, depending on how you wish to
+ get <a href="contact.php">get in touch with us</a>. Other important help resources are our online documentation, A.K.A
+ <a href="<?php print $guide_url; ?>">The MacPorts Guide</a>, and our <a href="<?php print $trac_url; ?>">Trac portal</a>
+ Wiki server & bug tracker.</p>
<!-- how to contribute and/or join, cue to 'contact.php' -->
- <p>if you are interested in participating/joining in any way...</p>
+ <p>if you are interested in participating and/or joining The MacPorts Project in any way then don't hesitate to contact the
+ project's management team, “<a href="contact.php#portmgr">PortMgr</a>”, to explain your particular interest and
+ make a formal petition. We're always looking for more helping hands that can extend and improve our ports tree and take
+ MacPorts itself beyond its current limitations and into new areas of the vast software packaging field. We're eager to hear
+ from you!</p>
+ <!-- latest available release & cue to install.php -->
+ <p><b>Current MacPorts <a href="install.php">release</a>: <?php print $mp_version_latest; ?></b></p>
+
<!-- News & blog section -->
<h2 class="hdr">Project News & Blog</h2>
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