Re: Proposal: Bits from Debian-science

[Chris Walker <chrisw@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Frederic Lehobey <Frederic@Lehobey.net> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> Chris Walker <chrisw@chiark.greenend.org.uk> (2008-08-01 00:39:03) :
> 
> > What I think would be useful is "Bits from..." mails from
> > debian-science etc. If nothing else, it would increase the profile of
> > science in Debian.
> > 
> > Do others think this would be useful? Does anyone volunteer to write
> > one (or at least contribute news)?
> 
>   Yes. Please just start some draft on a wiki page (are you such a
> volunteer?). 

I've created http://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience/News/Draft and
created a link to it from
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience/News/Draft

All it needs now is some content.

> I will contribute to it.

Excellent.

> What should be the frequency?
> (once a year? once a month? once a quarter? when there is enough
> content only?). My idea: not too frequent (like twice a year).

When there is enough content and/or something particularly
newsworthy. If we aim for once a quarter, we might just make twice a
year. 

> 
>   I noticed last news for Debian Med from Charles Plessy
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med/News/2007/20070419
> are already 4 months old.

That's a typo isn't it - you meant 14 didn't you...

Chris