update developer verbage

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/docs/developer.html b/docs/developer.html
index e9ae7ab03..4b9abb4f7 100644
--- a/docs/developer.html
+++ b/docs/developer.html
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ will want to add the following to set up your environment:
 
 To obtain commit access, you will need to demonstrate you are serious by
 submitting a few good patches first.  Then, you will need to select a username
-to use when committing stuff, and finally, you will need to send me the
-username you have selected, an ssh key, and the email address where you prefer
-email to be sent (I will forward any email sent to you, but not store it).
+to use when committing changes to SVN, you will need to send me the username
+you have selected, you must send me your preferred contact email address, and
+finally, you must send me an ssh version 2 DSA key with 1024 bits (the default)
+or more.  If you do not currently have an ssh version 2 DSA key, you can
+generate a key using the command<pre>ssh-keygen -t dsa</pre>  This will
+create the files <pre>/home/&lt;USERNAME&gt;/ssh/id_dsa
+/home/&lt;USERNAME&gt;/.ssh/id_dsa.pub</pre>  You must then send the content
+of 'id_dsa.pub' to me so I can setup your account.  The content of 'id_dsa'
+should of course be kept secret.
 
 <p>