hrev43533 adds 2 changesets to branch 'master' old head: f969ed415383eaeae9f68c507a2037f45e1bbd6e new head: 2ccc15b7b6691737df5024b0e713e2f9b85d2342 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- c179304: Fixed a couple of typos. 2ccc15b: Added some more information. Review appreciated. [ Matt Madia <mattmadia@xxxxxxxxx> ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) ReadMe | 4 ++-- ReadMe.IntroductionToHaiku | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ############################################################################ Commit: c17930470d0389f1e0c1264f9709ffe70306d55d URL: http://cgit.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?id=c179304 Author: Matt Madia <mattmadia@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun Dec 18 11:09:20 2011 UTC Fixed a couple of typos. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/ReadMe b/ReadMe index 9a0ced9..10bee13f 100644 --- a/ReadMe +++ b/ReadMe @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ http://www.haiku-os.org/guides/building/gcc-hybrid Configure options ----------------- -The various runtime options for configure are documented in it's onscreen help +The various runtime options for configure are documented in its onscreen help ./configure --help @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ partition in your bootmanager and try to boot Haiku like any other OS you have installed. To include a new partition in the Haiku bootmanager run this in a Terminal: - bootman + BootManager On Emulated Hardware -------------------- ############################################################################ Revision: hrev43533 Commit: 2ccc15b7b6691737df5024b0e713e2f9b85d2342 URL: http://cgit.haiku-os.org/haiku/commit/?id=2ccc15b Author: Matt Madia <mattmadia@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun Dec 18 21:46:45 2011 UTC Added some more information. Review appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/ReadMe.IntroductionToHaiku b/ReadMe.IntroductionToHaiku index 8a62efc..e4877b6 100644 --- a/ReadMe.IntroductionToHaiku +++ b/ReadMe.IntroductionToHaiku @@ -3,6 +3,23 @@ Greetings. This document is intended to serve as an introduction to the Haiku project. As such, this is only the tip of the iceberg. + +About the Haiku project +----------------------- +The Haiku project is comprised of numerous volunteers spread across the globe. +While Haiku supports localization efforts, the primary language is English. +The project is mindful of the language barrier for non-English speakers. To +note, the native language of the majority of contributors is not English. + + +Design goals +------------ +If the ideology of the Haiku project were to be explained in a few short words, +it would be something like this. The software shall have sensible defaults with +minimal configuration required. The code shall adhere to the coding guidelines +and implement the functionality in best possible manner. + + Haiku project website --------------------- http://www.haiku-os.org @@ -12,6 +29,19 @@ the project, blog posts (from developers, Google Summer of Code participants, and other frequent contributors), forums, and a vast collection of information. +Communication +------------- +http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml +http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml/etiquette + +The primary means of communication are through mailing lists and are generally +hosted by FreeLists. In addition to the mailing lists (ML), numerous users and +contributors frequent IRC (irc.freenode.net#haiku). There is also BeShare, an +online chat and file sharing application. + * http://haikuware.com/directory/view-details/internet-network/chat-irc/beshare + * http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/beshare + + Development tracker ------------------- http://dev.haiku-os.org/