hi to everybody,
i have just updated wget's website on sunsite.dk:
http://wget.sunsite.dk/
please take a look at it and tell me what you think about it. i suck at
css, so the site graphics is very lean-and-mean (i would say actually
inexistent). if any of you guys wants to work on a more attractive
layout for the website, you're more than welcome to do it.
i am planning to rewrite the development page. the current one is just a
placeholder. in particular, i have some ideas about a new feature
wishlist section which i think could be very interesting for our users.
i am also open to any kind of suggestions about changing current web
pages or adding some new content to the website.
from now on, i'll do my best to keep the new website up-to-date.
in addition, i have recently installed a new bugzilla bug tracker for wget:
https://ds.ing.unife.it/bugzilla/
because of several technical problems, the previous bug tracker
installation was never actually used. however, i expect the new bug
tracker to be very useful in the bug fixing process.
please, notice that the adoption of the new bug tracker will not change
the current bug reporting procedure from the users' perspective. wget
users will keep sending bug reports via email at the address
bug-wget_AT_gnu.org. the bug tracker will only be used by wget
developers to keep track of reported bugs and of their status. since the
information in the bug tracker will be accessible by everyone, our users
will be able to better monitor the status of their bug reports as well.
as a bottom line, i know i have not been very active recently. i have
had my share of problems with my job and, on top of that, i just moved
to a new house. i expect to have more time to work on wget from now on.
however, i realize i'll never have enough time to dedicate to wget in
order to do a good job as a maintainer. for this reason, i intend to
step down from my wget maintainer position. don't worry, i'll keep
working on wget as a normal developer. so, this won't hurt the
development of wget at all. on the contrary, i expect that my decision
will significantly help in making the development wget more agile.
i've just informed the FSF about this. i am sure they will be able to
find a skilled developer who has more time than i have to work on wget
and is eager to face the challenge of being the new maintainer.
--
Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem...
Mauro Tortonesi http://www.tortonesi.com
University of Ferrara - Dept. of Eng. http://www.ing.unife.it
GNU Wget - HTTP/FTP file retrieval tool http://www.gnu.org/software/wget
Deep Space 6 - IPv6 for Linux http://www.deepspace6.net
Ferrara Linux User Group http://www.ferrara.linux.it
