build: switch source archive to xz compression

And a few minor README improvements

Change-Id: Iae8dc8fb3f5ac53296ffdadc8d2b893d13b8e684

AUTHORS.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 The following lists maintainers, primary developers, and all much-appreciated contributors to NFD in alphabetical order.
 The specific contributions of individual authors can be obtained from the git history of the [official NFD repository](https://github.com/named-data/NFD).
-If you would like to become a contributor to the official repository, please follow the recommendations in <https://github.com/named-data/.github/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>.
+If you would like to become a contributor to the official repository, please follow the recommendations in <https://github.com/named-data/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md>.
 
 * Jerald Paul Abraham <https://cs.arizona.edu/~jeraldabraham>
 * ***(Maintainer)*** Alexander Afanasyev <https://users.cs.fiu.edu/~afanasyev>

README-dev.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Notes for NFD developers
 
-If you are new to the NDN software community, please read the
-[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/.github/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+If you are new to the NDN software community, please read our
+[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## Code style
 
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ NFD code is subject to [NFD code style](https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/
 
 ## Licensing
 
-Contributions to NFD must be licensed under the GPL 3.0 or compatible license.  If you
-are choosing GPL 3.0, please use the following license boilerplate in all `.hpp` and
-`.cpp` files:
-
-Include the following license boilerplate into all `.hpp` and `.cpp` files:
+Contributions to NFD must be licensed under the GPL v3 or a compatible license.
+If you choose the GPL v3, please use the following license boilerplate in all `.hpp`
+and `.cpp` files:
 
     /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
     /*

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div align="center">
 
-[<img alt height="70" src="docs/named_data_theme/static/ndn-logo.svg"/>](https://named-data.net/)
+[<img alt height="65" src="docs/named_data_theme/static/ndn-logo.svg"/>](https://named-data.net/)
 
 # NFD: Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon
 
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-NFD is a network forwarder that implements and evolves together with the Named Data
-Networking (NDN) [protocol](https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/current/).
+NFD is a network forwarder that implements and evolves together with the Named
+Data Networking (NDN) [protocol](https://docs.named-data.net/NDN-packet-spec/).
 Since the initial public release in 2014, NFD has been a core component of the
 [NDN Platform](https://named-data.net/codebase/platform/).
 
@@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ various features, some of which may eventually work into the protocol spec.
 
 See [`docs/INSTALL.rst`](docs/INSTALL.rst) for compilation and installation instructions.
 
-Extensive documentation is available on NFD's [homepage](https://named-data.net/doc/NFD/).
+Extensive documentation is available on NFD's [homepage](https://docs.named-data.net/NFD/).
 
 ## Reporting bugs
 
-Bug reports and feedback are highly appreciated and can be submitted through the
-[NFD issue tracker](https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/issues) or the
-[ndn-interest mailing list](http://www.lists.cs.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/ndn-interest).
+Please submit any bug reports or feature requests to the
+[NFD issue tracker](https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/issues).
 
 ## Contributing
 
@@ -50,13 +49,13 @@ it already contains significant contributions from people outside the project te
 [`AUTHORS.md`](AUTHORS.md)).  We strongly encourage participation from all interested parties,
 since broader community support is key for NDN to succeed as a new Internet architecture.
 
-If you are new to the NDN software community, please read [`README-dev.md`](README-dev.md)
-and the [Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/.github/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
-to get started.
+Contributions to NFD are greatly appreciated and can be made through our
+[Gerrit code review site](https://gerrit.named-data.net/).
+If you are new to the NDN software community, please read our
+[Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/named-data/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+and [`README-dev.md`](README-dev.md) to get started.
 
 ## License
 
-NFD is a free and open-source software package licensed under the GPL version 3 and
-is the centerpiece of our committement to making NDN's core technology free and open
-to all Internet users and developers. For more information about licensing, refer to
-[`COPYING.md`](COPYING.md).
+NFD is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
+See [`COPYING.md`](COPYING.md) for details.

docs/index.rst

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ For developers
   A comprehensive guide to the design and implementation of NFD. The developer's guide
   also contains suggestions and hints for anyone wanting to modify or extend NFD.
 
-* `NDN Software Contributor's Guide <https://github.com/named-data/.github/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`__
+* `NDN Software Contributor's Guide <https://github.com/named-data/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md>`__
   (guide for newcomers to the NDN community of software)
 
 * `NFD Wiki <https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki>`__

wscript

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
 """
-Copyright (c) 2014-2022,  Regents of the University of California,
+Copyright (c) 2014-2023,  Regents of the University of California,
                           Arizona Board of Regents,
                           Colorado State University,
                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@ def version(ctx):
         Logs.warn('%s is not writable (%s)' % (versionFile, e.strerror))
 
 def dist(ctx):
+    ctx.algo = 'tar.xz'
     version(ctx)
 
 def distcheck(ctx):
+    ctx.algo = 'tar.xz'
     version(ctx)