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steve.j.alesch sja2 at cbnewsd.att.com
Sat Aug 18 23:58:17 AEST 1990


> OK, I'll start a FAQ for alt.sources. Send suggestions for topics to
> peter at hackercorp.com. I don't have internet access, so I'll have to take
> people's word on what archive sites exist and where the latest shar can
> be gotten. Let's see, what should be in here:
> 
>         What alt.sources is for...
>         What alt.sources.d is for...
>         What alt.sources.index is for...
>         What other periodic postings to alt.sources are...
>         Where to get uuencode/uudecode/cshar/etc...
>         How big to make chunks of source code...
>         How a posting should be formatted...
>         What headers should be there...
> 
> This last is more than just "Archive-name:", if you're posting source
> people are more likely to see it if it isn't titled "Re: problems with
> fucalc 2.3".
> 
>         What else?

How about a write-up for authors regarding how to create patches and
and also a write-up on how one applies patches.
-- 
Steve Alesch, AT&T Bell Labs, ...!att!ihlpm!sja, (708)713-4188



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