[Checkins] SVN: bluebream/website/docs/v1.0/introduction.rst more lowercase fixes, edits to the <Thanks> section

Kent Tenney ktenney at gmail.com
Wed Jan 27 15:41:54 EST 2010


Log message for revision 108582:
  more lowercase fixes, edits to the <Thanks> section

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  U   bluebream/website/docs/v1.0/introduction.rst

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Modified: bluebream/website/docs/v1.0/introduction.rst
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--- bluebream/website/docs/v1.0/introduction.rst	2010-01-27 20:11:46 UTC (rev 108581)
+++ bluebream/website/docs/v1.0/introduction.rst	2010-01-27 20:41:54 UTC (rev 108582)
@@ -16,29 +16,29 @@
 
 :term:`BlueBream` is a web framework written in the Python programming
 language.  BlueBream is free/open source software, owned by the
-:term:`zope foundation`, licensed under the :term:`zope public license` (bsd
+:term:`Zope Foundation`, licensed under the :term:`Zope Public License` (bsd
 like, gpl compatible license).  BlueBream was previously known 
-as :term:`zope 3`.
+as :term:`Zope 3`.
 
-A few of the features which distinguish BlueBream among python web
+A few of the features which distinguish BlueBream among Python web
 frameworks.
 
 - BlueBream is built on top of the :term:`zope tool kit` (ztk), a
   distillation of many years of experience in meeting demanding
   requirements for stable, scalable software.
 
-- BlueBream leverages the power of :term:`buildout` a build
-  system written in python.
+- BlueBream leverages the power of :term:`Buildout` a build
+  system written in Python.
   
-- BlueBream uses the :term:`zodb` transactional object database,
+- BlueBream uses the :term:`ZODB` transactional object database,
   providing extremely powerful and easy to use persistence.
   
-- BlueBream uses :term:`zcml`, an xml based configuration language
+- BlueBream uses :term:`ZCML`, an XML based configuration language
   for registering components, providing limitless flexibility.  If
-  you don't need the power of zcml and the complexity it adds, try
+  you don't need the power of ZCML and the complexity it adds, try
   :term:`grok`, which adds a layer replacing the declarative
-  configuration of zcml with conventions and declarations in standard
-  python.
+  configuration of ZCML with conventions and declarations in standard
+  Python.
 
 - BlueBream features the :term:`Zope Component Architecture` (ZCA)
   which implements :term:`Separation of concerns` to create highly
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 - BlueBream includes a number of components which provide well tested
   implementation of common requirements.  A few are of these are:
   
-  - zope.publisher_ publishes python objects on the web, it is geared
-    towards :term:`wsgi` compatibility
+  - zope.publisher_ publishes Python objects on the web, it is geared
+    towards :term:`WSGI` compatibility
 
   - zope.security_ provides a generic mechanism supporting pluggable 
     security policies
@@ -80,20 +80,21 @@
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
 We aim to provide high quality free online documentation for
-BlueBream.  If you would like to contribute, the restructuredtext
+BlueBream.  If you would like to contribute, the RestructuredText
 source for this website is available from the zope.org repository
 (please replace ``username`` with your zope.org username.)::
 
  svn co svn+ssh://username@svn.zope.org/repos/main/bluebream/website 
 
-If you don't have svn commit access, please follow: `becoming a
+If you don't have svn commit access, please consult: `becoming a
 contributor
 <http://docs.zope.org/developer/becoming-a-contributor.html>`_
 document.  For any queries, please contact us in mailing list or irc
 chat, we can help you to get *reference committer*, which is required
 to fill the contributor agreement form.
 
-Stay in touch with BlueBream:
+Stay in touch with BlueBream
+****************************
 
 - Mailing list: https://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/bluebream
 
@@ -121,16 +122,16 @@
 Internet Programming`_.  Jim, considering CGI less than elegant,
 envisioned a better way to program for the internet in Python.
 According to legend, Jim learned CGI on the plane to the conference,
-and designed :term:`bobo` on the plane ride back home.
+and designed :term:`Bobo` on the plane ride back home.
 
-Digital creations then released three open-source python software
-packages: bobo, document template, and bobopos.  These packages
+Digital creations then released three open-source Python software
+packages: Bobo, Document Template, and Bobopos.  These packages
 provided a web publishing facility, text templating, and an object
-database and were the core of *principia*, a commercial application
+database and were the core of *Principia*, a commercial application
 server.  In november of 1998, investor Hadar Pedhazur convinced
-Digital Creations to open source principia.  These packages evolved
-into the core components of zope 2, and digital creations became zope
-corp.
+Digital Creations to open source Principia.  These packages evolved
+into the core components of Zope 2, and Digital Creations became Zope
+Corp.
 
 Since those days, Zope has been under active development.  It has
 evolved in several ways as the community gains experience.  We
@@ -149,18 +150,17 @@
 Repoze_.
 
 Zope 3 is now known as BlueBream.  The name stems from the fact that
-the Z Object Publishing Environment, when spelled `ZOPE`, is the name
-of a fish.  Another name for the fish is `Blue bream`_.
+the Z Object Publishing Environment, when spelled `zope`, is the name
+of a fish.  Another name for the fish is `blue bream`_.
 
 BlueBream presents a well defined (and documented) configuration
 framework which simplifies managing of the power of the ZCA.  We've
-brought together ZCA, buildout and sphinx in a way that makes
+brought together ZCA, Buildout and Sphinx in a way that makes
 building powerhouse applications fun.
 
-The components which comprise BlueBream are under continual
-development by an international team of extremely experienced coders.
-Take a look at the recent uploads to the `PyPi`_ site, it is rare to
-not see several zca projects listed.
+The components which comprise BlueBream are under continual development by an
+international team of experienced coders.  Take a look at the recent uploads to
+the `PyPi`_ site, it is rare to not see several zca projects listed.
 
 .. _Convention over configuration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_over_configuration
 .. _python and Internet Programming: http://www.python.org/workshops/1996-06/agenda.html 
@@ -201,16 +201,14 @@
 Tutorial --- Part 1
 *******************
 
-This is the first of the BlueBream tutorial. This chapter walk
-through creating a simple ticket collector application.  This will
-help you to familiarize more concepts in BlueBream.
+We demonstrate how to build a simple ticket collector
+application using BlueBream. Part 1 introduces basic BlueBream concepts.
 
 Tutorial --- Part 2
 *******************
 
-This is the first of the BlueBream tutorial. This chapter continue
-the ticket collector application development.  This chapter explain
-forms, schemas in more detail.
+Part 2 continues the ticket collector application, providing more detail
+on forms and schemas.
 
 Manual
 ******
@@ -245,14 +243,15 @@
 Thanks
 ++++++
 
-There are many people who contributed to BlueBream through the old
-Zope 3 project from 2001.  In fact, many of the technologies came
-from Zope 2 project which was started in 1998.  Thanks to all
-contributors from 1998 for developing Zope.  It would be difficult to
-list all the names here as we don't have enough details.  However a
-:ref:`contributors-start` page has created to list names of
-new contributors from January 2010.
+BlueBream truly stands on the shoulders of giants. The Zope 3 concepts
+built on Zope 2 which was built on Bobo and friends. The list of Zope Corp.
+alumni is a *Who's Who* of Python, including one *Guido Van Rossum*.
+Contributions from the larger community have come from all over the world, for
+more than 10 years. We thank you all. Please help us and add to the list of
+contributer names as we move forward from January 2010.
 
+:ref:`contributors-start` 
+
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