Re: CF: Publicity

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Do what we do with the netrek server code base, which is patterned after the
Java Apache project.

- Put everything into CVS and allow anonymous read-only access to it.
- Allow anyone, with approval to contribute (write) to the repository.
- Setup a loginfo that sends all changes to the repository to a developers
  mailing list.
- Archive all the above emails to a searchable web-site
- Run WebCVS so people can "browse" the repository.

Here are some URLs for examples:

CVS loginfo comments archived on the web
http://vanilla.us.netrek.org/devel/

WebCVS in action
http://www.working-dogs.com/cvsweb/index.cgi/

After these where setup for the vanilla netrek server there was a major boost
in contributions to the codebase. 

Quoting Peter Mardahl (peterm@langmuir.EECS.Berkeley.EDU):
> > eg. There is a link from linuxgames.com, but it is old (the munich page) 
> > Wouldn't it be better if it pointed to crossfire.real-time.com?
> > (Which seems to be the prevalent site)
> 
> Actually, I think it would be a good idea if we stuck the website
> on CVS too, and had the web site suck the web pages from the CVS
> repository periodically.
> 
> That way, if anyone wants to improve/update the web pages, all
> they need is CVS access.
> 
> obPlug for CVS:
> 
> Hey developers!  Contact me for information on how to participate in the
> crossfire CVS repository.  
> It's really a great way to coordinate with other developers!
> C'mon, there's gotta be more than 6 of you out there!
> 
> PeterM
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