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diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html index eb349787..a033f517 100644 --- a/www/index.html +++ b/www/index.html @@ -32,40 +32,67 @@ and more reliable way to build software. <h3>-----</h3> -<p>Until your project is approved, only you can view it and work on -it. -</p> - -<ul> -<li>This index.html will be used if and only if you have the "Use -Project Home Page" option checked on the "Adminster Project" page -(click the "Admin" tab).</li> - -<li>To edit this file, check out your project via CVS and edit www/index.html. - -<li>You can 'cvs add' and commit other files under the project's "www" -directory and they will published to your project web site.</li> - -<li>Also, consider starting a thread in the "dev" mailing list to get -thes discussion started. A good one is an "introduction" thread where -people post messages about themselves and their interest in the -project.</li> - -<li>You can add a "Highlights:" line to the top of all web pages by adding a file www/project_highlights.html </li> -</ul> - - <h3>Mission</h3> <p>The goal of The SCons Project -is to become the premiere build tool for -cross-platform, multi-language software projects -by offering unparalleled -reliability, -flexibility -and ease of use. +is to become the premiere enterprise-quality tool for +building cross-platform, multi-language software projects +by offering unparalleled <b>reliability</b> and <b>flexibility</b> +to software buildmasters and developers. </p> +<p> +Yeah, every project has similar lofty mom-and-apple-pie goals, +blah, blah, blah... +So why is SCons any different? +Fair question. +If you go to our public home page at +<a href="http://www.scons.org/">http://www.scons.org</a> +you'll get the usual lists of +supported features and platforms, testimonials, etc. +But you're presumably at <emphasis>this</emphasis> +project page because you're interested in digging a little deeper. +So here are the <emphasis>philosophical viewpoints</emphasis> +that we think contribute to SCons being +a really distinctive software build tool: +</p> + +<dl> +<dt> +<b>Software builds are getting more complicated, not less</b> +</dt> +<dd> +XXX +</dd> +<dt> +<b>Making software build reliably is not a language design issue</b> +</dt> +<dd> +XXX +</dd> +<dt> +<b>You want to encapsulate software build complexity +so most developers don't even have to think about it</b> +</dt> +<dd> +XXX +</dd> +<dt> +<b>Overall, a reliable build that takes a little longer is +cheaper than a fast build that you can't rely on</b> +</dt> +<dd> +XXX +</dd> +<dt> +<b>Building software in multiple side-by-side variants is crucial +in a multi-platform world</b> +</dt> +<dd> +XXX +</dd> +</dl> + <p>What is the scope of this project? </p> |