From 0e483130283b1490c636130a81d1eeeb8f4d60a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Trott Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:43:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: shorten intro of README.md MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit There are many things I might want to know about if I'm reading the introduction of the README file for Node.js: Where to get help, what the latest release is, how to compile from source, where to report bugs, how to contribute... One thing I cannot imagine wondering about is, "I wonder if there is a foundation that supports Node.js." Move that sentence to the end of the paragraph as it is designed to serve the project and not the end user. Bonus: This removes a usage of passive voice. The Linux kernel README does not mention the Linux Foundation. https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/README The jQuery README does not mention the JS Foundation. https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/master/README.md (It does mention the no-longer-extant jQuery Foundation but only because the Foundation itself apparently had coding standards.) The Python README only mentions the Python Software Foundation as the copyright owner. The Apache httpd README does mention the Apache Software Foundation although it does not link to it and it is mentioned in passing rather than being the topic of a declarative sentence. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23073 Reviewed-By: Daniel Bevenius Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann --- README.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 47e178845d1dbf..f89526a1c8ed61 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. For more information on using Node.js, see the [Node.js Website][]. -The Node.js project uses an [open governance model](./GOVERNANCE.md). The -[Node.js Foundation][] provides support for the project. +Node.js contributions, policies, and releases are managed under an +[open governance model](./GOVERNANCE.md). The [Node.js Foundation][] provides +support for the project. **This project is bound by a [Code of Conduct][].**