Hi Myrle Thanks. Please make that minor change if that's ok w you.
James On Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 7:58 AM Myrle Krantz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey James, > > I saw your ICLA submission, and I love your changes. I agree 100% > with your approach to the changes. I also see you caught a bug and > fixed it: the link to the old incubating fineract repository. > Awesome! Thank you. > > I need you to change one thing though before I can merge your changes: > The mention of Mifos that you added stretches the boundaries of what > Apache projects are allowed to do in terms of crediting organizations > and companies which contribute to Apache projects. "Fineract code was > originally developed by contributors to Mifos.org, a US-Based Charity > with a mission for financial inclusion globally." What you write > there is true of the original code base, but it downplays the > contributions of individuals who've contributed since Fineract joined > Apache. If you want to say a few words about the history of the > project, I would love to see that on a sub-page, but not on our main > page. > > Would you like me to fix that minor issue, or would you prefer to do > it yourself? > > Best Regards, > Myrle > > P.S. I've created an issue for the changes, in case you prefer to > name your branch after Jira issues: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-639 > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 1:17 AM James Dailey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hi Myrle - Ok. Got my ICLA approved and proposed a PR via Github. my id > > there is jdailey. > > https://github.com/apache/fineract-site/pull/12 > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 1:26 PM Myrle Krantz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hey James, > > > > > > it would be easier for me to see what you're actually changing if I > > > could see the diff. Can you submit a PR containing your suggestions? > > > In case you need help, follow the following steps: > > > > > > 1.) Create a github account for yourself. > > > 2.) Fork the repository at https://github.com/apache/fineract-site > > > 3.) (Optionally clone it to your computer locally or just edit > > > directly on github.) > > > 4.) Edit index.html to contain your changes. > > > 5.) Submit a pull request (PR) via github. > > > > > > I know you don't have much experience developing, but because you're > > > asking for simple text changes, this is also possible for a > > > non-developer who's willing to "get his hands dirty". If you have any > > > questions on the details of any of these steps, please ask. > > > > > > When you do this, anyone who is interested can review the PR, make > > > change suggestions directly via the same source code you submitted, > > > and finally merge the changes. Once a PR is merged, it can take up to > > > 30 minutes for those changes to be reflected on the website. > > > > > > Also, no matter how the change suggestion is submitted or accepted, > > > you will need to submit an ICLA to the Apache Software Foundation > > > before any of your content can be accepted. You can find that form > > > here: > > > https://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.pdf > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > Myrle > > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 9:10 PM Ed Cable <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > +1 from my side and I'm happy to make these changes to the website > text > > > > once agreed upon. > > > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 12:04 PM James Dailey < > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi all - > > > > > > > > > > Fineract was contributed by Mifos.org which began life in the > world of > > > > > Microfinance, however has since then expanded to a broader concept > of > > > > > Financial Inclusion. And, the concept behind contributing to > Apache > > > was to > > > > > broaden the appeal even more. That is, the fineract platform is > > > intended to > > > > > serve finTechs and any number of financial service providers. I > > > believe > > > > > that it is important to have a landing page that aligns with that > > > vision, > > > > > gives people a way to see their projects fitting into fineract, > and I > > > think > > > > > that the current articulation might brand the project as > "microfinance > > > > > only". > > > > > > > > > > To that end, I think it would be useful to be more general-purpose > and > > > more > > > > > aspirational in our introductory language, which is at the URL: > > > > > http://fineract.apache.org/ > > > > > > > > > > I propose this *new version*, which removes specific "features" > (which > > > > > evolve over time) and emphasizes functional areas. > > > > > https://goo.gl/jQwTiw > > > > > > > > > > If there is someone who wants to edit further, or comment, please > do > > > so. > > > > > PMC members - how do you want to treat this? - does it require a > formal > > > > > vote or can it be changed on the basis of "contribution offered, > > > considered > > > > > by members, and accepted?", or is this a merge request? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > James Dailey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Ed Cable* > > > > President/CEO, Mifos Initiative > > > > [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 > > > <(484)%20477-8649> > > > > > > > > *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | * > http://mifos.org > > > > <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> > > > >
