Checking out the source:
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$ svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/etch/site/trunk/ site

Intro:
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The http://etch.apache.org is managed by the ASF CMS
(http://cms.apache.org)

All Etch committers have read-write access to the website content,
but it's good practice to discuss big changes on the dev list in advance.

Content is provided in markdown structured text format, see cms.a.o for
pointers to syntax and conventions.

See also 
* http://wiki.apache.org/general/ApacheCms2010 
* http://wiki.apache.org/general/ApacheCMSFAQ

Modifying the website:
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To modify the website, all you need to do is edit the files in the content/
directory, commit your changes, and visit https://cms.apache.org/etch/publish.
The format of the files is Markdown.

Changing the look and feel of the entire website is easy. Just modify the 
templates in the templates/ directory.

Place your images in the content/etch/images directory.

When the staging site at http://etch.staging.apache.org/ has rendered your
changes, check that the expected files have been updated. Once you are
happy that the correct files have been changed, visit

  https://cms.apache.org/etch/publish

to make them live.

Just Info, how it works for the Apache site
The live site can then be updated as described in
http://www.apache.org/dev/infra-site.html

Infos about the markdown syntax and how it works can be found 
at http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax

How to run the CMS build script locally:
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The checked out website content can be build as described in
http://apache.org/dev/cmsref.html (How do I run the CMS build scripts?)

Note
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Questions:
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If you have any questions, please subscribe to the mailing list described 
in the STATUS document.

FAQ
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See Also:
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http://wiki.apache.org/general/ApacheCms2010