Re: (beta2) WANTED: Linux Knowledge Base Org. Developers

[Aaron Turner <aturner@linuxkb.org>]

On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Roger Dingledine wrote:

[snip]

> am i counted in that 7? i'm not very dedicated, i'm afraid..

Nope.  Only people listed on dev.linuxkb.org:81/about.html are counted.

> > Currently, we are seeking additional qualified applicants who wish to give
> 
> s/applicants/volunteers/ ? i mean, that's what they are.. applicants sounds
> like they'll be getting some remuneration.
> 
> > back to the Linux community and who share our goal of creating the most
> > advanced search, indexing, authoring, and management engine for Linux
> 
> authoring?

People will be writing articles via our site, no?

> > related documentation.
> > 
> > To find out more about what the Linux Knowledge Base Organization is about
> > and how you can help, please visit:
> > 
> > http://www.linuxkb.org/developers.html
> 
> url not found

I'm waiting for Daniel to give me access to CVS for www.

> > Regards,
> > Aaron Turner <aturner@linuxkb.org>
> > LinuxKBO Core Developer
>  
> The most important thing you're missing here is that this is designed
> to be totally free. no banner ads, no nothing. also, you might want to

That's in the URL, but I think we should mention our license in the email.

> mention supported/encouraged by VA Research, to show that you're not
> some fly-by-night place, but that's a little more sketchy.

I don't mention any sponsors by name, but I mention the sponsors as a
group and what their contributions have been.  Again, in the URL.

> you *need* to point out the difference between linuxkb.org and cheek,
> though you need to not mention cheek. let people draw their own conclusions
> on what the differences are.

See the URL. :-)

http://dev.linuxkb.org:81/developers.html

I'll be posting a new version of this in by 1pm PDT today.  I'm trying to
make some of the wording clearer and more concise.

Later...