Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:19:12 -0500 From: dannyman <dannyman@dannyland.org> To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-mozilla@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: mozilla press release - fill in the blank! Message-ID: <19980421141912.47324@arh0300.urh.uiuc.edu>
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--UOF0GtieIMvvwuan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii [note followup-to: advocacy] hey guys. i have written, as per discussion on -hackers, i think, some time back, a news release about the CVS archive for mozilla. i've gotten sidetracked by schoolwork, but i want this out the door ASAP. one thing anyone on -advocacy can do, and i only subscribed recently, is suply a good quote about how nice CVS is or something, otherwise proof/correct this thing, and offer elucidation as to where to disseminate such a critter and under whose authority. if nothing else, maybe please _someone gimme a nice quote_ about CVS .. it's kinda like "yadda yadda CVS helps me run a multi-million dollar network and makes me a stallion with my wife and that's why FreeBSD will destroy Microsoft and make Linus look even humbler than he is" said FreeBSD user joe blow, of Some Place, Inc. or the like ... of course, we want something honest and plausible sounding that seems to work in a news release. thanks for any input or help that you guys can provide! -dan -- // dannyman yori aiokomete || Our Honored Symbol deserves \\/ http://www.dannyland.org/~dannyman/ || an Honorable Retirement (UIUC) --UOF0GtieIMvvwuan Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="btw275-mozilla.txt" Wednesday, April 22 1998 -- For Immediate Release FREEBSD MOZILLA GROUP ESTABLISHES CVS ARCHIVE FreeBSD users serious about Mozilla development ============================================================================= Following the establishment of the FreeBSD Mozilla Group and a centralized CVS file archive over the past weekend, FreeBSD users can now track changes to Netscape Communicator's Mozilla source code with ease. The FreeBSD Mozilla Group has been established in order to coordinate development of Netscape's next-generation web browser, dubbed "Mozilla", for the FreeBSD platform. Following the recent release of the source code to Mozilla, several free software groups have organized to become actively involved in helping Netscape to develop the product. FreeBSD has taken a lead in establishing a centralized file repository for tracking changes to the Mozilla source code submitted by its developers. CVS is already widely used by the FreeBSD Project to coordinate changes in the source code to the operating system, enabling developers to keep track as new revisions and features are added, and to experiment with different branches of development. CVS is also useful to users who can easily update their local copies of the source code through client programs which automatically download and apply the various changes, or "patches" as they are made. Many FreeBSD users have viewed the move as a positive and useful step, and hope that the continued widespread use and convenience of CVS may help attract users to the platform, which is often overshadowed by the similar and more widely recognized Linux operating system. ::insert quote here:: Information on accessing the file archive, which can be browsed through the web, is available on the FreeBSD Mozilla Group's web site at http://www.freebsd.org/mozilla.html. The site contains information about the project, including a mailing list and instructions on synchronizing source trees through tools like CVSup, as well as links to information on using CVS for other applications. FreeBSD is a 4.4BSD-Lite based operating system for Intel architecture (x86) based PCs. FreeBSD and its source code is freely distributed through the Internet and is available on CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CDROM. (http://www.cdrom.com/) Development, support, documentation and distribution of FreeBSD is coordinated through FreeBSD Inc. (http://www.freebsd.org/) --UOF0GtieIMvvwuan-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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