* Ceki G?lc? ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote : > At 05:10 PM 7/10/2003 -0500, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: > >on 7/10/03 4:21 PM Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: > > > >> ... > >> > >>>one of the consequences of encouraging the breaking up of jakarta is > >>>that there are a lot more apache projects (whether they started in > >> > >> ... > >> > >>>if we do manage to get some momentum for an apache-wide newsletter, would > >> > >> > >> Please please ! > >> > >> I think that none of us works in a vacuum across artificial boundaries. > >> Virtually all systems I build at work or for play, mix and match things; > >a > >> bit of XML here, some application language there, perhaps some java left, > >> somea bit of apache to connect it safely to the internet; some PDF > >> generation to keep PHB's happy, etc, etc. > >> > >> XML, web and java are rarely separated; WS and ant straddle half our > >world > >> - t is hard to think of any app server environment whilst ignoring bits > >of > >> php or mod_perl, etc, etc > >> > >> 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. > > > >I think we should have an apache-wide newsletter and deliver it thru > >announce@apache.org once a month. > > > >At apachecon one of the most packed sessions is always the explaination > >about all the different projects in one confy session. > > > >This newsletter tells people about the "status quo" without having to > >shop around for info. I think it would be a great tool to increase > >crosspollination and awareness even for people inside the ASF (me first!) > > > Reducing bandwidth is an important objective. At the same time, sharing > the bandwidth for highly informative messages is perfectly reasonable > and should be encouraged. The Jakarta newsletter is packed with useful > information. > For jakarta people. I do very, *very* little work in the Java domain. As such, having a link sent out to a url where i can peruse the newsletter *if I so wish* is much better for me than having my bandwidth wasted by an email that I don't want. -Thom
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