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[gnome-web-www] Update to describe a more general Outreach Program.

commit f4aec25072c32f6787e1b217a165b2e21d72939d
Author: Marina Zhurakhinskaya <marinaz redhat com>
Date:   Tue Sep 23 13:00:23 2014 -0400

    Update to describe a more general Outreach Program.

 theme/opw/index.html |   22 ++++++++++++----------
 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/theme/opw/index.html b/theme/opw/index.html
index 2b2c022..9702405 100644
--- a/theme/opw/index.html
+++ b/theme/opw/index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head> 
     <meta charset="utf-8"> 
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <title>Outreach Program For Women - Free and Open Source Software internships for women (cis and trans) 
and genderqueer</title>
+    <title>FOSS Outreach Program - Free and Open Source Software internships for people from 
underrepresented groups</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/reset.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/bootstrap.min.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"> 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                     <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                     <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                     <span class="icon-bar"></span></button>
-                    <a class="brand scroll-logo" href="#home">Outreach Program for Women</a>        
+                    <a class="brand scroll-logo" href="#home">FOSS Outreach Program</a>        
                     <div class="nav-collapse collapse" style="height: 0px;">
                       <ul class="nav">
                         <li><a href="#apply" class="scroll">Apply</a></li>
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
     <div class="container" id="home">
         <div class="span24 top-intro">
             <div class="span13">
-                <p>The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) helps women (cis and trans) and genderqueer get 
involved in free and open source software. We provide a supportive community for beginning to contribute any 
time throughout the year and offer focused internship opportunities twice a year with a number of free 
software organizations.</p>
+                <p>FOSS Outreach Program helps people from groups underrepresented in free and open source 
software get involved. We provide a supportive community for beginning to contribute any time throughout the 
year and offer focused internship opportunities twice a year with a number of free software organizations.</p>
+                <p> This program is an expansion of the Outreach Program for Women (OPW), which has been 
engaging women (cis and trans) and genderqueer.
+As a pilot for the expansion, in addition to women and genderqueer, this round is open to all participants 
of the <a href="http://ascendproject.org/";>Ascend Project</a> regardless of gender.</p>
             </div>
             <div class="clearfix"></div>
         </div>
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
         <div class="span24" id="apply">
             <h2>Apply</h2>
 
-            <p>Application process is <a href="https://opw.gnome.org";>now open</a> for the new round of the 
Outreach Program for Women internships. The application deadline is October 22, 2014 and internship dates are 
December 9, 2014 to March 9, 2015. Coding, design, documentation and other projects are available. The 
applicants are asked to  <a 
href="https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen/2014/DecemberMarch/#Participating_Organizations";>select 
a project with one of the participating organizations</a> and collaborate with a mentor listed for that 
project to make a relevant contribution to the project during the application process. <a 
href="https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen";>Detailed information</a> about the background for the 
program, requirements for participants, how to select a project, and how to make a contribution is available.
+            <p>Application process is <a href="https://opw.gnome.org";>now open</a> for the new round of the 
Outreach Program internships. The application deadline is October 22, 2014 and internship dates are December 
9, 2014 to March 9, 2015. Coding, design, documentation and other projects are available. The applicants are 
asked to  <a 
href="https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen/2014/DecemberMarch/#Participating_Organizations";>select 
a project with one of the participating organizations</a> and collaborate with a mentor listed for that 
project to make a relevant contribution to the project during the application process. <a 
href="https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen";>Detailed information</a> about the background for the 
program, requirements for participants, how to select a project, and how to make a contribution is available.
 
             <p> The accepted participants work remotely, while being guided by their mentor, and receive 
$5,500 stipend. It's expected that the participants are able to have the internship work be a primary focus 
during the internship dates and spend 40 hours a week on it.
 
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@
         <div class="span24 section" id="sponsors">
             <h2>Sponsors</h2>
 
-            <p>The Outreach Program for Women is organized by the GNOME Foundation. The internships in the 
May - August 2014 were generously sponsored by the following organizations and companies:</p>
+            <p>The Outreach Program is organized by the GNOME Foundation. The internships in the May - 
August 2014 were generously sponsored by the following organizations and companies:</p>
 
             <h3>Equalizer</h3>
 
@@ -223,17 +225,17 @@
 
         <div class="span24 section" id="partners">
             <h2>Partners</h2>
-            <p class="span16"><strong>Red Hat</strong> supports the Outreach Program for Women by 
contributing its employee time towards the organization of the program.</p>
+            <p class="span16"><strong>Red Hat</strong> supports the Outreach Program by contributing its 
employee time towards the organization of the program.</p>
             <a href="https://www.redhat.com/";><img alt="Red Hat" src="css/img/sponsor-redhat.png" 
class="span4 offset3"></a>
 
             <div class="clearfix"></div>
 
-            <p class="span16"><strong>Software Freedom Conservancy</strong> supports the Outreach Program 
for Women by contributing its employee time towards the organization of the program.</p>
+            <p class="span16"><strong>Software Freedom Conservancy</strong> supports the Outreach Program by 
contributing its employee time towards the organization of the program.</p>
             <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/";><img alt="Software Freedom Conservancy" 
src="css/img/sponsor-sfc.png" class="span4 offset3"></a>
 
             <div class="clearfix"></div>
 
-            <p class="span16"><strong>Ropes & Gray</strong> helps the Outreach Program for Women by kindly 
providing pro bono legal assistance for the program.</p>
+            <p class="span16"><strong>Ropes & Gray</strong> helps the Outreach Program by kindly providing 
pro bono legal assistance for the program.</p>
             <a href="http://www.ropesgray.com";><img alt="Ropes & Gray" src="css/img/sponsor-ropesgray.png" 
class="span4 offset3"></a>
             
             <div class="clearfix"></div>
@@ -244,9 +246,9 @@
 
         <div class="span24 section" id="about">
             <h2>About</h2>
-            <p>The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) was inspired by Google's Summer of Code  and by how few 
women applied for it. The GNOME Foundation first started the OPW with one round in 2006, and then resumed the 
effort in 2010 with rounds organized twice a year. In the May-August 2012 round, the Software Freedom 
Conservancy joined the OPW with one internship with the Twisted project. In the January-April 2013 round, 
many other free and open source organizations joined the program.</p>
+            <p>The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) was inspired by Google's Summer of Code  and by how few 
women applied for it. The GNOME Foundation first started the OPW with one round in 2006, and then resumed the 
effort in 2010 with rounds organized twice a year. In the May-August 2012 round, the Software Freedom 
Conservancy joined the OPW with one internship with the Twisted project. In the January-April 2013 round, 
many other free and open source organizations joined the program. In the December 2014-March 2015 round, the 
program was expanded to the more general Outreach Program, which engages people from various underrepresented 
groups.</p>
 
-            <p>This program is a welcoming link that connects <strong>talented and passionate 
newcomers</strong> with people working in free and open source software and guides them through their first 
contribution. Through OPW, participants learn how exciting and valuable work on software freedom can be, 
while helping us to build a more inclusive community. </p>
+            <p>This program is a welcoming link that connects <strong>talented and passionate 
newcomers</strong> with people working in free and open source software and guides them through their first 
contribution. Through the Outreach Program, participants learn how exciting and valuable work on software 
freedom can be, while helping us to build a more inclusive community. </p>
             
             <p>Follow <a href="http://www.twitter.com/fossopw";>@fossopw</a> on Twitter to get the latest 
news.</p>
             </div>
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