On Jul 10, 2011, at 10:43 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > Very nice.
Thanks. > But a question: I know that committers must checkout code via the > https URL in order to be able to later commit. But is there any > reason why a contributor could not download via that same URL? I > thought the authentication was only required at commit time. If this > is true, that would simplify your instructions. Good question. Tested and you are correct. Older instructions of which I am familiar make this distinction. (http://poi.apache.org/subversion.html) OOo Instructions are updated. Regards, Dave > > -Rob > > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: >> I added a page to the website >> http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/website-local.html >> >> This explains how to do website development for the project on your local >> computer. >> >> I added the page to the sidenav under Development as Website. There is a >> mention and link on the Developer FAQ. >> >> Help is needed explaining the best way for a Contributor (non-committer) to >> provide a possibly large patch. See the bottom of the page. >> >> Regards, >> Dave
