Macaulay2 / Macaulay2/M2

404 errors in package author websites

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Description

About 60 / 340 or so links on the authors list fail to load. (Probably many emails are also non-working.) I'm wondering if we should just not link them.

(Also, I wish there was a sensible organization of the list ...)

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Start with the authors page linked in the issue and inspect the failing website and email links. Determine how that list is generated before changing it; the work is done when the agreed link policy is applied and the authors list’s organization is addressed.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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