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RE: Hurd web (other things to do)
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Philip Charles |
Subject: |
RE: Hurd web (other things to do) |
Date: |
Sun, 17 Jun 2001 09:34:14 +0000 (GMT) |
Jim,
My documentation is released under the GNU FDL. Part of the
hurd-cd page is based on a segment of Neal Walfield's "Installing the
Hurd" (Booting the Hurd), but the changes are such as to constitute an
original work.
Phil.
On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Jim Franklin wrote:
> Hi Phil,
> I think in your case the best copyright for you would be the same as Neal's
> copyright. If I remember correctly it is a standard GNU FDL under Neal's
> name. I believe Ognyan is also using this type copyright. I do need an
> archived statement from you on what exactly we should copy from the debian
> CD install pages. This as in if you wrote all the info on the page or if
> part then which part. We can only copyright under your name exactly the
> whole or parts of the CD install pages that you yourself wrote.
>
> Thx
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Charles [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 11:48 PM
> To: Jim Franklin
> Cc: Jeff Bailey; address@hidden; Ognyan Kulev; Ian Duggan; Attila Nagy
> Subject: RE: Hurd web (other things to do)
>
>
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Jim Franklin wrote:
>
> > )need to hook Neal's FAQ (which he now considers stable) into the
> > boilerplate. I was thinking of calling it FAQ2 as opposed to our other
> FAQ.
> > He has given his permission to use it. We must change the copyright info
> at
> > the bottom of the boilerplate to reflect HIS copyright information and not
> > the FSF copyright info.
>
> Choose the best copyright for my page.
>
>
> > )We need updated versions of the reference manual (maybe this should be
> > hooked into the script for updating the hurd source weekly?) and original
> > FAQ hooked into the boilerplate. I think Ognyan was considering doing
> this.
> > )hook Marcus'translator doc, Thomas' paper on OSes, and etc into the
> > boilerplate.
> > )change Phil's CD doc to reflect the CD image now at gnu web site.
> > )create a page on Phil minimal floppy set for installing the hurd.
>
> I have tried to find my way into into hurd.gnu.org from www.gnu.org and I
> failed. Any chance of make this obvious?
>
> I have also made several desultory attempts to locate the hurd-F2 images on
> the gnu site and failed, again it would be helpful if this could be made
> obvious.
>
> IMHO, we need to look closely at how we can make access to information
> about the Hurd more straight forward.
>
> > )we are attracting probably young developers (early twenties?) who are
> > probably trying to make a name for themselves hacking kernel so keep the
> > language modern. Also the folks who have been trying to contribute to the
> > linux kernel and have been aced out by the 'good old boy' system in place
> > for the linux kernel. (I got this info from some old archived hurd
> > messages).
>
> I had a gut feeling that this was the case. I should be able to do
> something with the CDs to push this along. IIRC, there is about 400MB of
> realy useful stuff on the first (Main) CD. If people would let me know
> what source, documentation etc that would be needed on the Main CD for
> kernel hackers to get on with the job I can make certain that it is
> included on the Main CD. The other material would be shunted onto the
> second (extra) CD. At this stage I suggest that this be done with the F4
> discs, due out the end of July.
>
> Once this is done I can look at the minimal floppy set.
>
> I like this policy. Let's get assertive about it.
>
> Phil.
>
> -
> Philip Charles; 39a Paterson St., Dunedin, New Zealand; +64 3 4882818
> Mobile 025 267 9420. I sell GNU/Linux CDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz
> address@hidden - preferred. address@hidden
>
>
>
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Philip Charles; 39a Paterson St., Dunedin, New Zealand; +64 3 4882818
Mobile 025 267 9420. I sell GNU/Linux CDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz
address@hidden - preferred. address@hidden
- Re: Hurd web (other things to do), (continued)
- Re: Hurd web (other things to do), Neal H Walfield, 2001/06/16
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do 3), Jim Franklin, 2001/06/16
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do 4), Jim Franklin, 2001/06/16
- Re: Hurd web (other things to do 4), Marcus Brinkmann, 2001/06/16
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do 4), Jim Franklin, 2001/06/16
- Re: Hurd web (other things to do 3), Neal H Walfield, 2001/06/16
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do 3), Jim Franklin, 2001/06/16
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do 2), Jim Franklin, 2001/06/16
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do), Philip Charles, 2001/06/17
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do), Jim Franklin, 2001/06/17
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do),
Philip Charles <=
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do), Jim Franklin, 2001/06/17
- RE: Hurd web (other things to do), Philip Charles, 2001/06/17