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From: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: Why no updates on delay of 2008.0 release
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:34:38
Message-Id: pan.2008.03.22.21.34.14@cox.net
In Reply to: RE: [gentoo-dev] Why no updates on delay of 2008.0 release by Sylvain Alain
1 Sylvain Alain <d2_racing@×××××××.com> posted
2 BAY107-W20CF7A660BEE105841ACD7D6020@×××.gbl, excerpted below, on Sat, 22
3 Mar 2008 15:39:18 +0000:
4
5 [snip a scrambled HTML mess]
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7 Do you realize what a scrambled mess your post looked like to those who
8 choose not to enable HTML for security or other reasons?
9
10 Please set the message to plain text next time. You'll definitely get
11 more and more favorable readers that way, as many will ignore the mess
12 that was, or worse yet, treat it as spam and killfile the sender.
13
14 Whatever the parent said, I agree with the OP. Some sort of 2008.0
15 status update would be nice, even if it's simply "We're still working on
16 it. Currently, we're targeting a media release in xxx." Add beta info
17 and other details as available/desired.
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20 Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs.
21 "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master --
22 and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman
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