Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 04:30:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/56883: Inadequately-documented charter for freebsd-jobs@ Message-ID: <200309151130.h8FBUHn2085653@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/56883; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/56883: Inadequately-documented charter for freebsd-jobs@ Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 05:23:28 -0600 (MDT) On Sun, 14 Sep 2003, David Wolfskill wrote: > >We need to add some text to the charter for the jobs@ list. Please add > >some text encouraging people posting job availability to clearly state > >WHERE the job is available and if relocation will be reimbursed. > + <para>Note that this list, like other mailing lists > + @FreeBSD.ORG, is distributed worldwide. Thus, you ^ I think the "@" symbol there should be spelled out (you're talking about mailing lists, not specific email addresses, so the @ is inappropriate). The .ORG should probably not be capitalized, either: + at FreeBSD.org, is distributed worldwide. Thus, you > + <para>All email should be open source formats only. > + Examples of open source formats include PostScript > + (.ps), Portable Document Format (.pdf) and ASCII text. A slight rewrite and reorganization from most common to less common: + <para>Email must be in open source formats only. Plain + ASCII text, Portable Document Format (PDF), or PostScript + are appropriate. (Is PostScript really something that should be mentioned here? It has more interchange issues than either of the others. I'm also unsure whether "open source" is a good description of these formats, but can't think of anything better at the moment.) > + Proprietary formats such as MicroSoft Word (.doc) are > + not accepted.</para> And maybe a change of tense? > + Proprietary formats such as MicroSoft Word (.doc) will > + not accepted.</para> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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