Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 12:24:13 +0200 (CEST) From: Mathias.Picker@virtual-earth.de To: doc@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Scrollkeeper (was Re: An opportunity for FreeBSD) Message-ID: <200009191024.MAA39057@venus.virtual-earth.de> In-Reply-To: <20000919100308.A2019@canyon.nothing-going-on.org>
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Well, this slashdot thread (http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/00/09/18/2230256.shtml) brings me to the question if it might be beneficial if scrollkeeper could also be used to describe / catalogue the software, not only the documentation about it. Long quote still kept for context... On 19 Sep, Nik Clayton wrote: > Hi chaps, > > I've added -ports in to this discussion, but reply-to is set back to > -doc. > > Long quote kept for context. > > On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 11:17:02PM +0100, Andrew Boothman wrote: >> On 18-Sep-00 Mark Ovens wrote: >> > I fired off an e-mail to a couple of contacts Nik gave me, one of >> > the replies I got is included at the end of this mail. As you can >> > see the project is only just getting started and as yet no code has >> > been produced. Currently the webpage mentioned in the e-mail has >> > been taken down as they discovered that the name "Dewey" (from the >> > Dewey-decimel system used for cataloguing by libraries) was >> > trade-marked. The project is looking for a new name. >> >> Now called "ScrollKeeper", it would appear. >> http://scrollkeeper.sourceforge.net >> >> >From what you've said, and from what information is available on >> >their web >> site, this certainly sounds like a project worth getting involved in. >> >> > I have subscribed to the mailing list (which is rather quiet at the >> > moment, but should liven up once code is available) and would like >> > to be able to announce that FreeBSD is "officially" supporting the >> > project (which means a committment to adopting Dewey for the >> > ports/packages when it reaches production quality). I am willing to >> > act as co-ordinator for this and will attempt to do most of the >> > work. >> >> Great. I've also subscribed to their list, just so I can stay in the >> loop and offer up any help where I feel I can. >> >> With regard to "officially" deciding to support the project, I guess >> after sufficent discussion Nik and Satoshi could a rubber-stamp our >> final decision. > > For the record, I'm fully in support of this, up to and including > making sure that our documentation set is categorised using it. For > those of you reading this on the -ports list I think this is an effort > we need to support -- at the very least by making it possible (note: > *not* mandatory) for our ports to 'install' this metadata where > appropriate. > > If any interested parties would like to meet up at BSDCon to discuss > this then let me know. > > N -- virtual earth Mathias Picker Geschäftsführer Gesellschaft für Wissens re/prä sentation mbH Mathias.Picker@virtual-earth.de Fon +49 89 / 540 7425-1 Fax +49 89 / 540 7425-9 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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