On Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 06:37:52AM -0400, Gene Cumm
wrote:> On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Eternal September via Syslinux
> <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > What text should be in monthly posting to this mailingist, the
> > Syslinux mailinglist?
>
> I'm a little confused. Are you suggesting that we should also publish
> a monthly status email to the list?
More in the tradition of periodic F.A.Q postings.
Telling what is going on.
> Or are you confusing the zytor.com mailman account reminder email for
> a monthly status email? The zytor.com mailman services has at least
> 8 public lists, several of which don't relate much to Syslinux.
Nope.
>
> > Things I have in mind:
> >
> > * That gettng a wiki account is in two phase, first create a wiki
> > account, then tell the accountname so it gets write permission
>
> I've tried to enhance the wiki by putting some of this into the
> account creation pages asking that humans contact us for write
> permission, with a link to the contact us Wiki page
> http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Contact and I think we've had
> some still mixed results.
The idea, the wish, is doing better. Getting more wiki contributors.
> > * our Roadmap (currently: BIOS works, UEFI is work in progress )
>
> UEFI mostly works. Most of the issues from my perspective seem to be
> machine-specific negative interactions.
>
>
> > * Download locations and git repositories.
>
> Not much has changed here except the git repo. The information is
> still on the same Wiki pages.
>
> http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Download
> http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Development
>
> > * Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
>
> This could get long fast. Reminders to common FAQ-related Wiki pages
perhaps.
Which are
* http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ
* http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Common_Problems
> > * The Syslinux ML is also the TFTP-HPA mailinglist.
> >
> > * Help is welcome.
Help such as
* doing tests. regression tests.
* sending patches
* dare to get involved
> > C U Eternal September --
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September
>
> This idea of a monthly status would be in addition to the messages
> specific to a topic, ie moving the repo to repo.or.cz.
Indeed.
C U Eternal September
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