Hi Robert I'm the new maintainer for the fd-doc project, I came back from a trip I made last Tuesday and could not get in touch with you before.
So, I'm gonna introduce myself to you before I write to the list saying I'm the new maintainer of the fd-doc project. My name is Carlos Alberto Bonamigo, 31 years old and trying to find a way to participate in an open source project. I like DOS and by consequence FreeDOS, and used it so many times to play doom, duke nukem use wordstar, inet, BBSing and also used HELP a hole fuck*ng lot. So, please came back! Stay, the community will thank you later, A LOT. I kept your e-mail about the html pages and also about wiki as a plataform for the fd-doc project. That would be great! I hope I can change your mind and please come back. Carlos AB -> -----Mensagem original----- -> De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:freedos-devel- -> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de Robert Platt -> Enviada em: ter�a-feira, 28 de setembro de 2004 17:09 -> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> Cc: Simon Waite -> Assunto: [Freedos-devel] Reply to all threads concerning htmlhelp -> -> Given the bitterness of recent discussions, my wish is -> now to leave the FreeDOS project and lists completely. -> -> People have been responding to my post about who -> should write the html etc. It seems that my subsequent -> apology has been overlooked: -> -> Last friday I wrote: -> > ... we have a single, centralised -> > collection of html pages, and I can hardly blame -> > maintainers for not emailing me html files. I -> > apologise for being more harsh than is necessary. -> > The FreeDOS community, for its size, does -> > pretty well I think -> -> I now wonder how well we are doing, when so many -> people believe the help project to be of minor -> importance. -> -> In my defence, I must point out the contradiction -> between the belief that the html only takes a few -> minutes to do, and the statement that developers just -> don't have the time. I'll tell you the absolute truth -> -- I can knock up a new help file in ten minutes, -> based on one of the existing files. But I also spend -> many hours investigating the various options and -> features of the programs. I am not still arguing that -> developers should write html, after all it could take -> a developer some time to get used to writing for html -> help. But for me as the maintainer, I sometimes can't -> figure out all the options in a program. You have to -> be really involved in all the various projects to -> understand all the issues and features with each -> command. I am not Eric, or Jim. With all the time in -> the world I doubt I could match their expertise. -> -> I am very reluctant to leave under such bitter -> circumstances, but with the views that many -> FreeDOS-devel members have, I won't be dissuaded. -> -> I therefore returning to my original plan, leaving the -> FreeDOS project entirely. In addition to leaving -> htmlhelp, I will discontinue maintainence of -> fasthelp/whatis/apropos (the linux-style help -> programs). This project is therefore also up for -> grabs. -> -> Contact Simon Waite mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you -> need to take over the htmlhelp/fasthelp project -> website. -> -> I said there was a potential new maintainer for -> htmlhelp, but this is not the case. No-one has been in -> touch with me. Should anyone be interested please -> discuss with Jim Hall. -> -> All my original work is covered under either the GNU -> GPL or GNU FDL license, and in any case you all have -> my blessing despite any differences. I hope the help -> projects finally finds a good home, and wish the -> FreeDOS community all the best in the future. -> -> A final farewell -> Rob -> -> -> -> -> -> ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! -> Messenger - all new features - even more fun! -> http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -> -> -> ------------------------------------------------------- -> This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal -> Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us -> Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out -> more -> http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl -> _______________________________________________ -> Freedos-devel mailing list -> [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
