[arachne] Re: arachne Digest V1 #38

Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:11:17 -0500 (EST), FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:

> If no-one else wants to keep this list of proposed changes, and if no
> software development tools will be available to assist (would
> sourceforge do it?), then I could try to get something off the ground
> on the following lines:

> I would generate a new email address, preferably having an
> easy-to-remember name. Something like arachnefixes@xxxxxxxxxx (or
> featus@xxxxxxxxxx see later)

I'll vote for FEATUS...

> Someone would volunteer an ftp site with upload access, preferably a
> general purpose arachne site so that an additional address would not
> need to be remembered.

> The proposer would  use a specific list (I would suggest freelists) to
> raise an idea for discussion and obtain at least a seconder for the
> idea.
> The proposer  would only-then email the fixes-address. There would be
> an unforgettable acronym to elicit the appropriate information.

> I (or whoever) would add the item to a table mainained on the above
> site, with a reference to the description, if provided by the
> proposer, which would also be uploaded. Someone from the development
> community might subsequently add data to the table. Such items as:
> easy/hard; scheduled-for-release-number, done-in-release....

Yes, all that sounds like a fully workable system.

> I don't think I would want to use this method for the testing phases
> of a new release when bug traffic might be high.

VERY TRUE!!!!

 It would be wise to
> have more than one person with pop access to the email address and ftp
> access to cover periods of absence.

Agreed.

> Suggestions for an acronym?

> How about FEATUS (I never could spell)

> Fix or
> Enhancement (state which) to
> Arachne
> Titled (short)
> User proposing this (slightly scrambled email address suggested)
> Seconder (slightly scrambled email address suggested)

Yep, sounds good to me <G>

And who ever said that an acronym had to agree with common
English spelling?

For example: SPELD = Society for the Prevention of Early learning
Difficulties, or something like that.

I remembered that acronym! <G>
 
Greg M.

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