Polish up open source release

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ License.
 
 This website is open source and if you'd like to help work on it (fix bugs
 or contribute new features), you may sign up an account on the
-[code.nonshy.com](https://code.nonshy.com/). See the
+[code.nonshy.com](https://code.nonshy.com/) server. See the
 [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file for details.
 
 ## Dependencies
@@ -22,12 +22,21 @@ web app is primarily designed for that.
 
 ## Building the App
 
-Use the Makefile:
+This app is written in Go: [go.dev](https://go.dev). You can probably
+get it from your package manager, e.g.
+
+* macOS: `brew install golang` with homebrew: [brew.sh](https://brew.sh)
+* Linux: it's in your package manager, e.g. `apt install golang`
+
+Use the Makefile (with GNU `make` or similar):
 
 * `make setup`: install Go dependencies
 * `make build`: builds the program to ./nonshy
 * `make run`: run the app from Go sources in debug mode
 
+Or read the Makefile to see what the underlying `go` commands are,
+e.g. `go run cmd/nonshy/main.go web`
+
 ## Configuring
 
 On first run it will generate a `settings.json` file in the current

web/templates/about.html

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         </p>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="columns">
+    <div class="columns mb-5">
         <div class="column is-narrow">
             <div class="box">
                 <div class="media">
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
+    <div class="content block pt-1">
+        <h3><i class="fa fa-code"></i> This website is open source!</h3>
+        <p>
+            If you would like to see the source code or contribute bug fixes or new features, the
+            source code behind this website is available at
+            <a href="https://code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website" target="_blank">code.nonshy.com</a>.
+        </p>
+    </div>
+
 
 </div>
 {{end}}

web/templates/faq.html

@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@
         <h3>Is this website open source?</h3>
 
         <p>
-            Yes! The source code is currently hosted on the author's personal Git server. It
+            Yes! The source code for this website is released as free software under the GNU
-            will eventually have a GitHub mirror and accept pull requests from the community.
+            General Public License. It is programmed in Go and the source code is available
-            In the mean time, contact the site owner to get a link to the public git repo.
+            at <a href="https://code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website" target="_blank">code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website</a>.
-            This site is programmed in the Go language and released under the GNU General Public
+            If you're a developer and would like to contribute bug fixes or new features to
-            License.
+            the website, see details <a href="https://code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website/src/branch/main/CONTRIBUTING.md" target="_blank">here</a>.
         </p>
     </div>
 </div>