Miscellaneous minor documentation updates

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING
index 6c1ffa07231c5c55e40c7c6ac204d5704a7cfc93..4875c0ea0139ac0a3e6fc1973db416502dc17db3 100644 (file)
--- a/CONTRIBUTING
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ BIND is maintained by Internet Systems Consortium, a public-benefit 501(c)
 source, but only ISC employees have commit access. In the past, the source
 could only be seen once ISC had published a release; read access to the
 source repository was restricted just as commit access was. That has
-changed, as ISC now provides a public git mirror to the BIND source tree
-(see below).
+changed, as ISC now provides a public git repository of the BIND source
+tree (see below).
 
 At ISC, we're committed to building communities that are welcoming and
 inclusive: environments where people are encouraged to share ideas, treat
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ Access to source code
 
 Public BIND releases are always available from the ISC FTP site.
 
-A public-access GIT repository is also available at https://gitlab.isc.org
-. This repository is a mirror, updated several times per day, of the
-source repository maintained by ISC. It contains all the public release
-branches; upcoming releases can be viewed in their current state at any
-time. It does not contain development branches or unreviewed work in
-progress. Commits which address security vulnerablilities are withheld
-until after public disclosure.
+A public-access git repository is also available at https://gitlab.isc.org
+. This repository contains all public release branches. Upcoming releases
+can be viewed in their current state at any time. Short-lived development
+branches contain unreviewed work in progress. Commits which address
+security vulnerablilities are withheld until after public disclosure.
 
 You can browse the source online via https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/
 bind9

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f90d5bf36a8b7a59f1870f47ee48fa0d9e68ce3f..991745f90ed0405624c7536b716c4542a55d10ea 100644 (file)
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ anyone can see the source, but only ISC employees have commit access.
 In the past, the source could only be seen once ISC had published
 a release; read access to the source repository was restricted just
 as commit access was.  That has changed, as ISC now provides a
-public git mirror to the BIND source tree (see below).
+public git repository of the BIND source tree (see below).
 
 At ISC, we're committed to
 building communities that are welcoming and inclusive: environments where people
@@ -55,14 +55,12 @@ the industry.
 Public BIND releases are always available from the
 [ISC FTP site](ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9).
 
-A public-access GIT repository is also available at
-[https://gitlab.isc.org](https://gitlab.isc.org).
-This repository is a mirror, updated several times per day, of the
-source repository maintained by ISC.  It contains all the public release
-branches; upcoming releases can be viewed in their current state at any
-time.  It does *not* contain development branches or unreviewed work in
-progress.  Commits which address security vulnerablilities are withheld
-until after public disclosure.
+A public-access git repository is also available at
+[https://gitlab.isc.org](https://gitlab.isc.org).  This repository
+contains all public release branches. Upcoming releases can be viewed in
+their current state at any time.  Short-lived development branches
+contain unreviewed work in progress.  Commits which address security
+vulnerablilities are withheld until after public disclosure.
 
 You can browse the source online via
 [https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9](https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9)

diff --git a/PLATFORMS b/PLATFORMS
index 556e55381fc827f84af37528558c127564060ebc..e7c799b3f7ff2a71348dd8ff62596832449f1544 100644 (file)
--- a/PLATFORMS
+++ b/PLATFORMS
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The following are platforms on which BIND is known to build and run. ISC
 makes every effort to fix bugs on these platforms, but may be unable to do
 so quickly due to lack of hardware, less familiarity on the part of
 engineering staff, and other constraints. With the exception of Windows
-Server 2012 R2, none of these are tested regularly by ISC.
+Server 2016, none of these are tested regularly by ISC.
 
   * Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 / x64
   * Windows 10 / x64

diff --git a/PLATFORMS.md b/PLATFORMS.md
index eed36c27c5c6511ed49af339ef6d24b3cb96283c..f679b28eff0d9ff2638518bc2d3569412c2398e4 100644 (file)
--- a/PLATFORMS.md
+++ b/PLATFORMS.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ The following are platforms on which BIND is known to build and run.
 ISC makes every effort to fix bugs on these platforms, but may be unable to
 do so quickly due to lack of hardware, less familiarity on the part of
 engineering staff, and other constraints. With the exception of Windows
-Server 2012 R2, none of these are tested regularly by ISC.
+Server 2016, none of these are tested regularly by ISC.
 
 * Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 / x64
 * Windows 10 / x64