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I'll contribute, but you're still a pest. :-P At 11:28 AM 11/15/1999 -0800, you wrote: >List: > >The need for a FAQ is so obvious that I don't feel the need to respond to some >of the more counter-productive comments being posted. If the List truly >wants >to get the message out in a more palpable and readily available form, it will >focus its energies towards this area. If not, than the whining should >stop on >why more people just don't "get it.". This is one of those issues that >everyone talks about "doing something right" but when it comes to right >down to >it, would rather argue than do something constructive towards that end. > >Yes, there are truly some fine web sites out there already that address >many of >the questions related to DIR, but the answers to most questions (pick any >month >from this List) are either not readily apparent, or the information is >scattered >about in many places and are incomplete or not explained very >well. While not >wishing to impugn any of the efforts and hard work by the authors of these >sites >(which I myself enjoy visiting), I think we can do much better. There >needs to >be one source of complete information regarding equipment configs, etc., >that a >newcomer can go to (or be sent, as many people still do not have web >access) for >information instead of having to hunt it all down from many places and >trying to >decipher some of the more ambiguous explanations. > >Sean Stevenson has offered to take this project on with everyone's >support, and >I have also received a private e-mail for free server space should this be >necessary. Of course, optimally I think the FAQ should be posted to one >of the >current DIR sites to build on previous efforts by list members, but the >offer is >a gracious one nonetheless. Many people on this List see the merit of >doing a >better job at disseminating the message and have volunteered their help. As >with most projects though, it requires everyone's support in order to be a >success. > >Tod > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ---------------------------------- Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> NW Labor Systems, Inc http://www.nwls.com ---------------------------------- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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