replying to myself
if someone would turn my shareware/freeware ramble into something coherent and forward it to the user list encouraging users to get Abiword listed on more websites a POW perhaps? i woudl appreciate it On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Alan Horkan wrote: > Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:58:21 +0100 (IST) > From: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: shareware/freeware stuff > > > i was thinking about submitting abiword to more shareware/freeware sites > specifically this one (somehow vaguely connected to Walnut Creek by > Google) http://simtel.net > > I kinda thought Jordi the windows maintainer could do it in a more > official way than i could but it was more hassle than it appeared at first > so i started to do it myself. it asked me to set up a PAD file (some sort > of XML program description) and i am finding it all quite annoying and > tiresome and i have other things to do and other places to be. > > included as an attachment is the PAD file i made using the PADGen > software, this should be helpful when submitting abiword to > shareware/freeware sites > > included below is a message i was going to send to Jordi but decided to > send here instead > > while im writing i may as well mention i was pondering what it would take > to get abiword packaged with cygwin (another random braindump). > > Abiword should have cheerleaders. Preferably real life all dancing women > cheerleaders with pom-poms and short skirts but failing that it would be > good if the users could be convinced to help get Abiword get added to any > and every freeware website out there. > > Later > Alan > > > =================== > > > The form > http://www.simtel.net/upload.php > > here are the values you will need to fill in on the form, all of the form > field: > value > on seperate lines for easy cut and paste > > > Have you uploaded to Simtel.Net in the past? > no (.) > > [that is the default no need to change it] > > Name of software: > Abiword > > Platform > Win95/98/Me (.) > > [this is the default value, but it may have detected my browser. Choosing > WinXP, or WinNT should also be fine] > > Brief description: > AbiWord is a free easy to use word processing program similar to Microsoft > Word. It is suitable for typing papers, letters, reports, memos, and so > forth. Abiword supports a wide variety of file formats including > Microsoft Word Documents. Abiword is available in a variety of different > languages, and also includes support for languages with Right to Left text > (known as BiDirectional Text). Please try Abiword out for yourself and > checkout our website at http://abisource.com for more information. > > Status of this software: > (.) Freeware > > The full name of the person who will be uploading: > Jordi Mas > > Company name (if any) > > [i would leave this blank] > > The "official" e-mail address (preferably company): > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [i will make sure any relevant messages get forwarded to you if you are > not already on the webmaster list. you can use your own address if you > want of course.] > > The "official" home page URL on the web (if any): > http://abisource.com > > > Thats it, > Thanks >
