[Savannah-cvs] [511] minor rewrites

[ineiev]

Revision: 511
          
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=administration&revision=511
Author:   ineiev
Date:     2023-01-30 07:22:15 -0500 (Mon, 30 Jan 2023)
Log Message:
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minor rewrites

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/sviki/WhyLogin.mdwn

Modified: trunk/sviki/WhyLogin.mdwn
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--- trunk/sviki/WhyLogin.mdwn   2023-01-30 10:47:33 UTC (rev 510)
+++ trunk/sviki/WhyLogin.mdwn   2023-01-30 12:22:15 UTC (rev 511)
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
-The log-in mechanism used in these webpages is just a simple way of
-keeping track of developers who work in projects hosted in this site.
-When developers logs in, they are conducted to personal pages that
-lists the projects they are collaborating with and any pending tasks
-that they might have.
+The log-in mechanism used in these webpages is a way to
+control access for people who work in groups hosted in this site.
+When developers log in, they are conducted to personal pages that
+list their groups and pending tasks.
 
-If you are not a developer, you don't need to log in since it will make
-no difference. If you want to register a project of your own to be
-hosted in this site, you must first log in, because every project must
-have at least one administrator and we need to know your user name to
-make you the administrator of the project.
+If you are not a developer, logging in will help maintain
+the notifications for the tracker items you work on, even when
+you are not a member of that group.
 
+If you want to register a package of your own to be hosted in this
+site, you must first log in, because every group must have at least
+one administrator and Savane need to know your account to make you
+the administrator of the group.
+
 In order to log in, you must be registered (using "New User" in the
-menu) and give the user name and password selected during your
-registration. Please keep in mind that this user name will be used also
-to give you access to the CVS repositories and upload areas of the
-projects you are involved with, but the web password will not grant you
-access to those services. To get access to those services you must send
-a SSH public key for the machine(s) you use (for further details, after
-you log in follow the link to the "Account Maintenance" page and see the
-section "Shell Account Information").
+menu) and give your user name and password selected during your
+registration.  Please keep in mind that this user name will be used
+also to give you the write access to the CVS repositories and
+download areas of the groups you are member of, but the web
+password will not grant you access to those services.  To get access
+to those services you register public SSH keys for your account
+(after you log in, visit the "My Account Conf" item in the sidebar
+menu and follow the "Register an SSH public key" link).
 
 If you lost your password, read [[how to recover passwords|LostPassword]].