Re: The FAQs Project

[glyn@cs.ualberta.ca (Devin Reade)]

In article <344133EA.61AE@swbell.net>, Rubywand  <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
>Devin Reade writes ...
>> Please do not include the GNO FAQ in this project (it is, after all,
>> for another newsgroup).
>
>     The content of a separately authored, self-contained item not 
>expressly donated to the "csa2 FAQs", such as the GNO FAQ, will be left 
>alone unless the author agrees to changes.

Let me clarify my position.

I have no objections to the GNO FAQ being included in such a collection
as long as it remains unaltered (including attributions, et cetera) and
as a separate document.  You can make reference to it, have hypertext
links to it, and so forth.  What I want to avoid is having multiple
versions around (specifically changes made by other people).  If you
are archiving it, I encourage you to make sure that it's always up-to-date
by automatically downloading it from the master ftp or web site, or
by grabbing it off csa2g.

If you are using hypertext links, please make them to the master web
site (address is in the FAQ) rather than to a copy.

The GNO FAQ is there to be used.  I just want to minimize the effort
it takes to maintain it.  (Time spent on the FAQ is not spent in
development.)  As usual, any comments on the GNO FAQ should either be
posted to csa2g or sent to me in email.

I would like to take the opportunity to mention that my position on
the GNO FAQ should not be interpreted as supporting or opposing any
individual in the ongoing csa2 FAQ debate.  Where appropriate, I
have made my opinions known to the parties involved, in email.

>     So, the plan is for the GNO FAQ to be archived in Ground's FAQS 
>folder where it will remain a separate file and where its contents will 
>be unchanged unless you choose to upload an update.

I have never uploaded a version of the FAQ to ground; someone else 
has always done so.  I will not be upgrading the ground version, but
feel free to update it as I mentioned above.

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	Devin Reade	gdr@myrias.com