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diff --git a/deps/npm/doc/misc/npm-faq.md b/deps/npm/doc/misc/npm-faq.md index c2288389c..80e3d1ad4 100644 --- a/deps/npm/doc/misc/npm-faq.md +++ b/deps/npm/doc/misc/npm-faq.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ npm-faq(7) -- Frequently Asked Questions ## Where can I find these docs in HTML? -<https://npmjs.org/doc/>, or run: +<https://www.npmjs.org/doc/>, or run: npm config set viewer browser @@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ program that uses it. ## Whatever, I really want the old style 'everything global' style. -Write your own package manager, then. It's not that hard. +Write your own package manager. You could probably even wrap up `npm` +in a shell script if you really wanted to. npm will not help you do something that is known to be a bad idea. @@ -310,13 +311,17 @@ Go to <https://npmjs.org/forgot>. Either the registry is down, or node's DNS isn't able to reach out. -To check if the registry is down, open up <http://registry.npmjs.org/> -in a web browser. This will also tell you if you are just unable to -access the internet for some reason. +To check if the registry is down, open up +<https://registry.npmjs.org/> in a web browser. This will also tell +you if you are just unable to access the internet for some reason. -If the registry IS down, let me know by emailing <i@izs.me> or posting -an issue at <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>. We'll have -someone kick it or something. +If the registry IS down, let us know by emailing <support@npmjs.com> +or posting an issue at <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>. If it's +down for the world (and not just on your local network) then we're +probably already being pinged about it. + +You can also often get a faster response by visiting the #npm channel +on Freenode IRC. ## Why no namespaces? @@ -330,9 +335,12 @@ There is not sufficient need to impose namespace rules on everyone. ## Who does npm? -`npm view npm author` +npm was originally written by Isaac Z. Schlueter, and many others have +contributed to it, some of them quite substantially. -`npm view npm contributors` +The npm open source project, The npm Registry, and [the community +website](https://www.npmjs.org) are maintained and operated by the +good folks at [npm, Inc.](https://www.npmjs.com) ## I have a question or request not addressed here. Where should I put it? |