Stefano Mazzocchi applauded: > on 7/10/03 4:21 PM Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: <clip/> > > So an apache-wide newsletter would be great. And posting it to apache wide > > announce, or even xposting it to all announce mailing list - sure. I'd > > love that. Having it on the web is nice for archival too - but I certainly > > do not mind 5-25k of well written quality newsletter (like the recent one, > > or like apache week) delivered to my doorstep. > > > > Keep up the good work - and think broad - there are no real boundaries in > > the ASF, except for those we invent ourselves.
> I can hardly agree more with Dirk's view. Amen! > I think we should have an apache-wide newsletter and deliver it thru > announce@apache.org once a month. +1 except for the frequency, which I shan't comment upon. Kitahata-san seems to have taken upon his shoulders the chief responsibility for pulling together the newsletter. Those who do the work ought to have a say in the frequency. If there is a widespread objection to posting the newsletter body, posting a brief notice with link is hard to argue against. > At apachecon one of the most packed sessions is always the explaination > about all the different projects in one confy session. I had a lot of people in all of my "A Visitors Guide to Jakarta" sessions last year at Colorado Software Summit (www.softwaresummit.com). > I think it would be a great tool to increase crosspollination > and awareness even for people inside the ASF (me first!) Anything that increases collaboration, and decreases NIH is good. :-) --- Noel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]