Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:35:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: "Brandon D. Valentine" <bandix@geekpunk.net> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>, developers@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Request for submissions: FreeBSD Bi-Monthly Development Status Report (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1020719093316.13351E-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <20020719013111.F18913-100000@dallben>
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On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Brandon D. Valentine wrote: > On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Robert Watson wrote: > > >I kid you not :-). About 40% of the SGML submissions I receive are broken > >in some form, despite a template that is correct. Usually it's unclosed > >tags, removal of a necessary tag, etc. If I had to guess, asking for > >nroff/mdoc submissions would result in a slightly higher success rate, as > >I suspect developers have a bit more experience with it, and also don't > >have to install a port to get syntax checking. > > Knowing my own inclinations if I were asked to go through the hassle of > composing an SGML document once a month which would encompass one measly > paragraph I'd probably be negligent of the duty more often that not. Ever read the template? This isn't exactly rocket science, and it's also not every month. No doubt a web form probably is the right way to go, and it now appears at least three people are writing one. :-) Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Projects robert@fledge.watson.org Network Associates Laboratories To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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