Backport PR #15114: DOC: update language around NF

anntzer · MeeseeksDev[bot] · commit 13ec83f36f0c · 2019-08-23T16:41:42.000Z
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
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     style="float:right; margin-left:20px" />
    </a>
 
+
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+information.
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 .. _jdh-fellowship: https://www.numfocus.org/programs/john-hunter-technology-fellowship/
+.. _nf: https://numfocus.org
 
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