Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 08:48:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com> To: Jim Mock <jim@blues.ghis.net> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: followup: advocacy.freebsd.org (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908060847570.37295-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <19990806121610.A13888@blues.ghis.net>
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On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Jim Mock wrote: > Rob's asked me to forward this on to the list. He seems to be having > some trouble with getting mail through to certain places. > > - Jim > > --- Forwarded message from eagle@phc.igs.net --- > > Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 21:52:30 -0400 (EDT) > From: eagle@phc.igs.net > Subject: followup: advocacy.freebsd.org > To: advocacy@freebsd.org > cc: jim@blues.ghis.net > > In response to the discussion on advocacy about the advocacy site, I > felt it neccessary to bring up several points. > > 1. There where many requests for help with the site. > > I sent *Many* emails to the advo list requesting help, there > were also requests for help on the site itself. > > 2. The issue about bringing the site into the tree. > > Bill F, and I discussed this to death, Bill sent a email to > core, offering to be mentor to Jim Mock and myself. The > result of his e-mail was it was denied by core. I then asked > Jordan about running a seperate cvsupd to provide access to > the tree. This request was also denied. The reason being, > that Jordan didn't want a bunch of new committers on freefall > or the advocacy box. > > 3. Nik brought up the issue of tools used by the advocacy project. > > Everything was done with the issues that Nik brought up in > mind. The source of the advocacy site was written in SGML and > converted to HTML through make. > > 4. The reason for the database concept, is not obvious from the > present implementation of the site. > > The goal that we where working towards, was a dynamic site, > generating static pages. One proof of concept is /. > > 5. There where several reasons why the content went stale. > > 1. We didn't want to make a lot of changes to the cvs tree on > the advo box if it was going to be moved to freefall. > > 2. The last update we where working on was dependant on work > being done by as usual in the advocacy sites limited > lifetime 1 person. He switched Jobs while working on it, > and just didn't have time to finish it.. btw Thanks Tommy > for your efforts in helping with this. > > 3. What volunteers we did manage to recruit, for the most > part didn't contribute. > > 4. I firmly believe the lack of a central repository. was the > final nail in this projects coffin. > > I want to thank those that did work on this project with me for there > efforts, The List is short and they all ready know who they are. I > would also like to thank JKH for his input and Bill Fumerola for > attempting to bring about the one thing that I believe would of saved > this project. > > I would also like to apolagize for the lack of time that I have been > able to dedicate to the advo site in the last several months, I'm not > going to explain why, as those who where involved in the site already > know. > > Robert E. Garrett > > --- End forwarded message --- > > -- - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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