Contributing (was: Newsgroup and mailing list charters)

[Ben Bucksch]

Graham wrote:

>Thank you, Ben, for your very polite answer.
>
Actually, I was afraid that it wasn't :).

Thanks for your very kind response, though.

>I started using Linux for a number of reasons, one of which was to 
>feedback information until I was able to contribute in other ways, to 
>the OpenSource movement.  I really like the idea of a community of 
>people all working to make their code and packages the best.  So you 
>can probably understand my frustration at not being able to "put 
>something back" even at the observation level, of one of the greatest 
>OpenSource projects: Mozilla.
>
If you really want to contribute, there is surely no shortage of tasks. 
It requires some commitment of time and dedication, but there are lots 
of things you can help with without writing a single line of source code.

A *huge* issue for Beonex is to get attention from the press. 
Unfortunately, the press is now hopping on Mozilla (making the discussed 
problems worse), making it even more difficult to "sell" them Beonex 
Communicator. The fact that I am neither competent nor interested in 
public relations nor a very good English speaker (opposed to writer) 
doesn't help either. So, if you could get some major press in the U.S., 
from CNET over Washington Post to AP and Reuters, to report about us, 
that would be absolutely great!

I have been told that our website is really bad. (Maybe that contributes 
to the above problem.) Somebody could rework the structure, design and 
content. Less complex structure, more attractive (but still lean) design 
and more descriptions of what Beonex Communicator provides and why it's 
good.

Non-English speakers could adapt Mozilla translations for Beonex 
Communicator.

If you or anybody else want to help with any of the above, please 
contact me. We desperately need help!

>Finally, just to nail this subject, can we have some reference to the 
>Mozilla FAQ on the Welcome screen to Beonex, or some reference to the 
>inadvisability of posting to the developers newsgroups?
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Ben