On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 04:57:23 -0700 Lares Moreau
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| Is there any reason why we can't keep all the dates in the GLEP 1 date
| format? IMHO this helps prevent confusion.

Yes. It makes sorting news items far harder.

|   * Before an ``emerge --ask`` 'yes||no' response

Does anyone really use emerge --ask?

| Could you be more verbose in the 'News Item Removal' section.  I ask
| because what would be considered "no longer relevant".  I think the
| case where a router(or similar) box is not updated for >6mths must be
| considered.  The Admin may have very well forgot about some particular
| News Item, and if it is removed, this box will 'miss' the News Item.

A news item is no longer relevant when there's no reasonable way in
which it could apply. Six months is still relevant... Updates go back
to 3Q-2002, for example.

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