Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 15:53:30 -0500 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Ross Lippert <ripper@eskimo.com> Cc: trhodes@freebsd.org, jim@freebsd.org, darklogik@pittgoth.com, dan@langille.org, blackend@freebsd.org, cjuniet@entreview.com, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/41106: FreeBSD Handbook lacks "Desktop Applications" chapter. Message-ID: <3D4EE5CA.7020405@centtech.com> References: <200208052045.NAA10368@eskimo.com>
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Ross Lippert wrote: > There may be ways to include it without merging it with the SQL DB in > freshports, although, even if it were in the SQL, couldn't we dump it > if we ever wanted something static and includable at freebsd.org? Sure.. that's possible. I'm sure Dan knows his db very well (:D) and could whip out a dump in minutes if need be. > How about we work it this way. We declare september "the month of > port mongering", and have open submissions to be moderated and editted > by volunteers (I'll vol. to edit), which we do in october. By > november 1, whether static or dynamic html, taking submissions or not, > we have a stand-alone site which houses the initial submissions from > september with some editting if not new submissions being moderated > and added. The site is stand-alone, and it is not encouraged that > anyone link to it, because it is a prototype. If diary or freshports > or even freebsd.org is interested in what we did, then they can take a > look, but by no means will this site be a permanent home. To be > hard-ass about this, let's have Feb 1 be the sunset time of this site. > And announce it ahead of time, and enforce it. I'd rather just see > what it looks like first before we figure out where it should live and > possibly with whom. Sounds like the right approach. > BTW submission guidelines so far: > *Write only good reviews about ports you love. Be a port-monger. > *No bad-mouthing. If the port you are praising has some shortcomings > which you cannot overlook, put them in bold and think of it as an open > invitation to the reader to help you with feedback. Do not use this > as a forum to bitch about the maintainers, that's what mailing lists are > for. > *Be careful with versions. FreeBSD version and port version (where does > the actual version of the port itself reside, btw, I don't know) a must. > Hardware makes/models and versions of ancillary ports are nice too as > appropriate. > *Be willing to maintain, or update, or maybe even merge in better > information should it come along. Though this does not imply that > all reviews ought to be merged into one monster. > > Can we still call it PortMongers? I don't see why not. Also, it would be great if some of the port program writer's actually wrote the blurbs. I know I will definitely write up some info for bsdsar, and of course I think it's great! :) Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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