I would be delighted to take the full responsibility (or just help) in the HCAR. I have some ideas, maybe I could get some time later to write them down.
2013/9/18 Janis Voigtlaender <j...@informatik.uni-bonn.de> > Dear all, > > The Haskell Communities and Activities Report has been produced twice a > year for more than ten years now: > > http://www.haskell.org/**haskellwiki/Haskell_**Communities_and_Activities_ > **Report<http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_Communities_and_Activities_Report> > > I have been responsible for producing it the last few years, which was > fun. I am now looking to pass that on, handing over the HCAR to someone > else. Any takers? > > Editing HCAR is a few days work per year, but it is also a great way to > be involved in the Haskell community - you get a lot of news first hand. > There are various procedures in place that automate some of the work, > and if someone is interested in taking over, I'm very willing to help > along, for example producing the next edition of the report together for > a smooth transition. > > Below I attach the previous call for contributions, which also answers > some basic questions about the report. For further questions about the > process etc., anybody interested simply get in touch with me. > > Also, such a transition is a good opportunity to rethink model and > processes. Maybe you (anybody on the mailing list) have completely new > ideas for how the HCAR should be organized? How it could function > better? What other purposes it could serve than it has so far? ... > (Or even that HCAR in its existing form is not needed anymore, but could > be replaced by something great new?) > > Best, > Janis. > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Betreff: Call for Contributions - Haskell Communities and Activities > Report, May 2013 edition > Datum: Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:56:19 +0200 > Von: Janis Voigtländer <j...@informatik.uni-bonn.de> > An: Haskell <hask...@haskell.org> > > Dear all, > > I would like to collect contributions for the 24th edition of the > > ==============================**==============================**==== > Haskell Communities & Activities Report > > http://www.haskell.org/**haskellwiki/Haskell_**Communities_and_Activities_ > **Report<http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_Communities_and_Activities_Report> > > Submission deadline: 1 May 2013 > > (please send your contributions to hcar at haskell.org, > in plain text or LaTeX format) > ==============================**==============================**==== > > This is the short story: > > * If you are working on any project that is in some way related > to Haskell, please write a short entry and submit it. Even if > the project is very small or unfinished or you think it is not > important enough --- please reconsider and submit an entry anyway! > > * If you are interested in an existing project related to Haskell that > has not previously been mentioned in the HCAR, please tell me, so > that I can contact the project leaders and ask them to submit an > entry. > > * Feel free to pass on this call for contributions to others that > might be interested. > > More detailed information: > > The Haskell Communities & Activities Report is a bi-annual overview of > the state of Haskell as well as Haskell-related projects over the > last, and possibly the upcoming six months. If you have only recently > been exposed to Haskell, it might be a good idea to browse the > previous edition --- you will find interesting projects described as > well as several starting points and links that may provide answers to > many questions. > > Contributions will be collected until the submission deadline. They > will then be compiled into a coherent report that is published online > as soon as it is ready. As always, this is a great opportunity to > update your webpages, make new releases, announce or even start new > projects, or to talk about developments you want every Haskeller to > know about! > > Looking forward to your contributions, > > Janis (current editor) > > > FAQ: > > Q: What format should I write in? > > A: The required format is a LaTeX source file, adhering to the template > that is available at: > > > http://haskell.org/**communities/05-2013/template.**tex<http://haskell.org/communities/05-2013/template.tex> > > There is also a LaTeX style file at > > > http://haskell.org/**communities/05-2013/hcar.sty<http://haskell.org/communities/05-2013/hcar.sty> > > that you can use to preview your entry. If you do not know LaTeX, then > use plain text. If you modify an old entry that you have written for an > earlier edition of the report, you should already have received your old > entry as a template (provided I have your valid email address). Please > modify that template, rather than using your own version of the old > entry as a template. > > Q: Can I include Haskell code? > > A: Yes. Please use lhs2tex syntax (http://people.cs.uu.nl/** > andres/lhs2tex/ <http://people.cs.uu.nl/andres/lhs2tex/>). > The report is compiled in mode polycode.fmt. > > Q: Can I include images? > > A: Yes, you are even encouraged to do so. Please use .jpg format, then. > > Q: Should I send files in .zip archives or similar? > > A: No, plain file attachements are the way. > > Q: How much should I write? > > A: Authors are asked to limit entries to about one column of text. A > general introduction is helpful. Apart from that, you should focus on > recent or upcoming developments. Pointers to online content can be given > for more comprehensive or "historic" overviews of a project. Images do > not count towards the length limit, so you may want to use this > opportunity to pep up entries. There is no minimum length of an entry! > The report aims for being as complete as possible, so please consider > writing an entry, even if it is only a few lines long. > > Q: Which topics are relevant? > > A: All topics which are related to Haskell in some way are relevant. We > usually had reports from users of Haskell (private, academic, or > commercial), from authors or contributors to projects related to > Haskell, from people working on the Haskell language, libraries, on > language extensions or variants. We also like reports about > distributions of Haskell software, Haskell infrastructure, books and > tutorials on Haskell. Reports on past and upcoming events related to > Haskell are also relevant. Finally, there might be new topics we do not > even think about. As a rule of thumb: if in doubt, then it probably is > relevant and has a place in the HCAR. You can also ask the editor. > > Q: Is unfinished work relevant? Are ideas for projects relevant? > > A: Yes! You can use the HCAR to talk about projects you are currently > working on. You can use it to look for other developers that might help > you. > > Q: If I do not update my entry, but want to keep it in the report, what > should I do? > > A: Tell the editor that there are no changes. The old entry will > typically be reused in this case, but it might be dropped if it is older > than a year, to give more room and more attention to projects that > change a lot. Do not resend complete entries if you have not changed them. > > Q: Will I get confirmation if I send an entry? How do I know whether my > email has even reached the editor, and not ended up in a spam folder? > > A: Prior to publication of the final report, the editor will send a > draft to all contributors, for possible corrections. So if you do not > hear from the editor within two weeks after the deadline, it is safer > to send another mail and check whether your first one was received. > > ______________________________**_________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/**mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe<http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe> >
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