Re: Draft for an announce about debian-community.org
On Sat, 15 Dec 2007, Shams Fantar wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I've written an announce to promote debian-community.org. You will find
> it in the attachment (or here[1]). If you have any suggestions, remarks,
> don't hesite
> to modify and to send your modifications. And if you could read to
> correct spelling mistakes... ;-)
Suggested modifications attached in diff and wdiff format.
Don Armstrong
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--- times_debian_article.txt.orig 2007-12-15 18:06:21.000000000 -0800
+++ times_debian_article.txt 2007-12-15 18:12:11.000000000 -0800
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
Debian-community, a community for debian users !
-Created and set up on 22 January 2007 by a debian developer[0],
-debian-community.org[1] is a website which has for purpose to promote
-the debian[2] distribution by different services.
+Created and set up on 22 January 2007 by a Debian Developer[0],
+debian-community.org[1] is a website whose purpose is to promote
+the Debian[2] distribution by providing various services.
-In order to do this, here are the different services :
+Here are the available services :
- D-c (=Debian-community) makes available different planets (which are
-not official) for many languages, you can ask (via the mailing list
-for example...) the setting up for a planet. Knowing it exists three
-planets on debian-community, one in Italian, one in English, one in
-German. Of course, there are always the official debian planets, their
-list is available here[3].
+not official) for many languages. You can also ask for additional
+planets to be set up via the mailing list. Currently there are three
+planets on debian-community: one in Italian, one in English, and one
+in German. There are also the official Debian planets, a list of which
+is available here[3].
-- A FAQ for debian etch exists[4], there are only many questions with
- their reponse(s) for the moment, the FAQ waits for yourself to
- complete it !
+- A FAQ for Etch is also available[4], currently with only a few
+ questions and reponse(s). The FAQ waits for your help to make it
+ more useful!
-- A mailing list[5] for discussions has been setting up for everybody.
+- Mailing lists[5] for discussions are also available.
-Many people have had ideas to improve the debian-community website and
-services :
+Many people have had valuable ideas on how to improve the
+debian-community website and services:
-- Make debian-community t-shirts for contributors !
+- Make debian-community t-shirts for contributors
-- Provide a jabber and mail service for every contributor.
+- Provide a jabber and mail service for every contributor
-- You can also promote your project if you want on this webpage[6] !
+- Provide project promotion[6]
-To thanks contributors, we have created a page[7], don't forget to add
-yourself ! You will be able as well to watch two videos (but in two
-quality for each video) about debian-community at DebConf7 in high
-quality[8] and in low quality[9], and at FOSDEM 2007 in high
-quality[10] and in low quality[11]. Your contributions are welcome !
-If you don't know what to do, you will find a TodoList[12].
+We have created a page[7] to thank contributors. Don't forget to add
+yourself to it! You can also watch videos of two presentations about
+debian-community in at DebConf7 in high quality[8] and in low
+quality[9], and at FOSDEM 2007 in high quality[10] and in low
+quality[11]. Your contributions are welcome, and there is a
+TodoList[12] available with some ideas of things you can assist with.
[0] : http://layer-acht.org
Debian-community, a community for debian users !
Created and set up on 22 January 2007 by a [-debian developer[0],-] {+Debian Developer[0],+}
debian-community.org[1] is a website [-which has for-] {+whose+} purpose {+is+} to promote
the [-debian[2]-] {+Debian[2]+} distribution by [-different-] {+providing various+} services.
[-In order to do this, here-]
{+Here+} are the [-different-] {+available+} services :
- D-c (=Debian-community) makes available different planets (which are
not official) for many [-languages, you-] {+languages. You+} can {+also+} ask [-(via the mailing list-] for [-example...) the setting-] {+additional
planets to be set+} up [-for a planet. Knowing it exists-] {+via the mailing list. Currently there are+} three
planets on [-debian-community,-] {+debian-community:+} one in Italian, one in English, {+and+} one
in German. [-Of course, there-] {+There+} are [-always-] {+also+} the official [-debian-] {+Debian+} planets, [-their-] {+a+} list {+of which+}
is available here[3].
- A FAQ for [-debian etch exists[4], there are-] {+Etch is also available[4], currently with+} only [-many-] {+a few+}
questions [-with
their reponse(s) for the moment, the-] {+and reponse(s). The+} FAQ waits for [-yourself-] {+your help+} to
[-complete-] {+make+} it [-!-]
{+more useful!+}
- [-A mailing list[5]-] {+Mailing lists[5]+} for discussions [-has been setting up for everybody.-] {+are also available.+}
Many people have had {+valuable+} ideas {+on how+} to improve the
debian-community website and
[-services :-] {+services:+}
- Make debian-community t-shirts for contributors [-!-]
- Provide a jabber and mail service for every [-contributor.-] {+contributor+}
- [-You can also promote your-] {+Provide+} project [-if you want on this webpage[6] !
To thanks contributors, we-] {+promotion[6]
We+} have created a [-page[7], don't-] {+page[7] to thank contributors. Don't+} forget to add
yourself [-! You will be able as well-] to {+it! You can also+} watch [-two-] videos [-(but in-] {+of+} two
[-quality for each video)-] {+presentations+} about
debian-community {+in+} at DebConf7 in high quality[8] and in low
quality[9], and at FOSDEM 2007 in high quality[10] and in low
quality[11]. Your contributions are [-welcome !
If you don't know what to do, you will find-] {+welcome, and there is+} a [-TodoList[12].-]
{+TodoList[12] available with some ideas of things you can assist with.+}
[0] : http://layer-acht.org
[1] : http://debian-community.org
[2] : http://debian.org
[3] : http://wiki.debian-community.org/planets
[4] : http://debian-community.org/etchfaq/
[5] : http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/d-community-discuss/
[6] : http://debian-community.org/projects/
[7] : http://debian-community.org/list
[8] : http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2007/debconf7/high/358_debian-community.org.ogg
[9] : http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2007/debconf7/low/358_debian-community.org.ogg
[10] : http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2007/fosdem/ogg_theora/720x576/Debian-Community.org_pre-launch-Holger_Levsen.ogg
[11] : http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2007/fosdem/ogg_theora/360x288/Debian-Community.org_pre-launch-Holger_Levsen.ogg
[12] : http://debian-community.org/ToDo/
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