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--- a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn
+++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]]
 
 [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable
 id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
@@ -8,150 +8,4 @@ Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license
 is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation
 License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
 
-<!-- Date when the news item is (to be) pulished (important for RSS feeds).
-Will be set by tschwinge when publishing.
-[[!meta date="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC"]]
--->
-
-A quarter of the Hurd: *Nix-based builds*, and *bounty: slab allocator merged*.
-[[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news
-text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]"""
-else="
-[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]
-
-[[!cut id="full_news" text="""
-
-This quarter, Ludovic Courtès contributed a [continuously-built Nix-based QEMU
-image](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00042.html),
-raising the count of GNU/Hurd distributions to three: [[Debian
-GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]], [[hurd/running/Arch_Hurd]], and now
-[[hurd/running/Nix]].  His build is still pretty basic, but a step into the
-right direction: [[!wikipedia "continuous integration"]] is a great facility
-for automated testing.
-
-Samuel Thibault followed suit with a [new Debian GNU/Hurd disk
-set](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00095.html) as a christmas
-gift, and
-[identified](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00095.html) three
-easy porting cases with solutions:
-
-  * undefined reference to `dl_*`: add `-ldl` for building
-  * undefined reference to `main`: missing `gnu*` case in the linking part of
-    `configure.ac` or `.in`
-  * undefined reference to `clock_gettime` or `crypt`: add `-lrt` or `-lcrypt`
-
-These should help all those who want to help [[porting_packages|hurd/porting]].
-
-Maksym Planeta and Richard Braun [finished
-integration](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00046.html)
-of the slab allocator.  From [[IRC]], freenode, #hurd, 2011-11-14:
-
-    <braunr> there shouldn't be any noticeable difference [...]
-    <braunr> a bit less fragmentation  
-    <braunr> more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system  
-    <braunr> there are debugging features  
-    <braunr> it's SMP ready  
-    <braunr> and overall cleaner than the zone allocator  
-    <braunr> although a bit slower on the free path (because of
-      what's performed to reduce fragmentation)  
-    <braunr> but even "slower" here is completely negligible
-
-This also
-[concludes](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00140.html)
-our first [[FOSS Factory|donate#FOSS_Factory]] project -- one [[tag/bounty]]
-has been redeemed, more are waiting.
-
-Sergio Lopez documented his work on
-[[better_memory_management_and_memfs|Sergio_Lopez]], making it easier for other
-hackers to join in working on that topic.
-
-Our hackers also used the quarter for porting a good number of packages and
-fixing bugs.  After fixing quirks in the Hurd's memory management system,
-Sergio Lopez [reported success building
-webkitgtk+](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00025.html), whose
-build stresses the available memory resources on a 32-bit architecture to a
-large extent.  Svante Signell was busy, too:
-[pax](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00105.html),
-[abiword](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00035.html),
-[syslog-ng](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00060.html),
-[ecl](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00058.html),
-[fakeroot](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00022.html),
-[daemon](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00025.html), and
-[procps](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00046.html),
-[e2fsprogs' quota](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00015.html).
-Samuel Thibault handled
-[packagekit](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00071.html),
-[evolution](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00070.html),
-[emacs23](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00018.html),
-[gcc-4.7](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00065.html), and
-[iceweasel
-(firefox)](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00080.html).  Bouju
-Alain [submitted a
-patch](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00079.html) to
-support `/proc/cpuinfo`.  Ludovic Courtès contributed a patch to [allow for
-`/hurd/init` being
-symlink](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00032.html),
-made the Hurd [build with glibc
-2.14+](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00025.html), and
-[worked with the GNU coreutils
-team](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00067.html) on a
-few issues.  Pino Toscano improved [`recvfrom` with `NULL` address
-ports](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00161.html).
-Maksym Planeta continued working on
-[tmpfs](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00118.html).
-Samuel Thibault turned `/dev/random` and `/dev/urandom` into [native
-translators](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00092.html),
-modernized [libtool's
-configuration](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00073.html),
-[mknod's cleanup in error
-cases](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00070.html),
-[fixed POSIX 2008
-visibility](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00004.html),
-and fixed an [[!debbug 645285 desc="issue in `setresuid` that broke `sudo`"]].
-[Pino
-Toscano](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00013.html) and
-[Thomas
-Schwinge](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00020.html)
-improved key handling in libpthread.  Guillem Jover [fixed Mach's `int`
-vs. `long`
-discrepancy](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00053.html), which
-takes us the first step towards [[porting the system to
-x86_64|open_issues/64-bit_port]].
-
-<!--
-
-Now, as a final note, we want to share a story about real-life debugging with the
-Hurd; IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-03-02:
-
-    <youpi> yay GNU/Hurd  
-    <youpi> I have added i_translator check in e2fsck, it was missing  
-    <youpi> I had a volume that was keeping making ext2fs crash  
-    <youpi> with a reproductible scenario  
-    <youpi> could easily work out it was i_translator, then add a
-      check to e2fsck, run it, which indeed fixed, them, and voilà,
-      ext2fs was working again
-    <youpi> all that on the same machine with *no* system reboot  
-    <youpi> just ext2fs restart :)
-
--->
-
-If you want to join us in our journey to realize more of the promises of the
-architecture of the Hurd, please [[get in contact|contact_us]] -- and maybe
-already grab the [[source code|source_repositories]] and have fun hacking on
-Free Software!
-
----
-
-The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel.  It is a
-collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file
-systems, network protocols, file access control, and other features that are
-implemented by the Unix kernel or similar kernels (such as Linux).  [[More
-detailed|hurd/documentation]].
-
-**GNU Mach** is the microkernel upon which a GNU Hurd system is based.  It
-provides an Inter Process Communication (IPC) mechanism that the Hurd uses to
-define interfaces for implementing in a distributed multi-server fashion the
-services a traditional operating system kernel provides.  [[More
-detailed|microkernel/mach/gnumach]].
-
-"""]]
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@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]]
+
+[[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable
+id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
+document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
+any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant
+Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license
+is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation
+License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
+
+<!-- Date when the news item is (to be) pulished (important for RSS feeds).
+Will be set by tschwinge when publishing.
+[[!meta date="YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC"]]
+-->
+
+<!-- This is just a skeleton.  Use it to create a new QotH.  -->
+
+A quarter of the Hurd: *TODO*, *TODO*, and *TODO*.
+[[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news
+text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]"""
+else="
+[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]
+
+[[!cut id="full_news" text="""
+
+<!--basic structure of a QotH entry. Adapt, reduce and add points as needed. At the end, try to make the text flow as a unified whole.-->
+
+This quarter [hurd hacker]  [item]
+
+Also …
+
+[our hackers] …
+
+Mainly thanks to …
+
+Additionally …
+
+And …
+
+Now, as a final note, we want to share a story about real-life debugging with the
+Hurd; IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-03-02:
+
+    <youpi> yay GNU/Hurd  
+    <youpi> I have added i_translator check in e2fsck, it was missing  
+    <youpi> I had a volume that was keeping making ext2fs crash  
+    <youpi> with a reproductible scenario  
+    <youpi> could easily work out it was i_translator, then add a
+      check to e2fsck, run it, which indeed fixed, them, and voilà,
+      ext2fs was working again
+    <youpi> all that on the same machine with *no* system reboot  
+    <youpi> just ext2fs restart :)
+
+
+So if you want to [reason for contibuting to the Hurd],
+please [[get in contact|contact_us]] -- and maybe already grab the [[source
+code|source_repositories]].
+
+---
+
+The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel.  It is a
+collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file
+systems, network protocols, file access control, and other features that are
+implemented by the Unix kernel or similar kernels (such as Linux).  [[More
+detailed|hurd/documentation]].
+
+**GNU Mach** is the microkernel upon which a GNU Hurd system is based.  It
+provides an Inter Process Communication (IPC) mechanism that the Hurd uses to
+define interfaces for implementing in a distributed multi-server fashion the
+services a traditional operating system kernel provides.  [[More
+detailed|microkernel/mach/gnumach]].
+
+<!--see [[contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_qoth]] for additional information on writing the QotH.-->
+
+"""]]
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+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]]
+
+[[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable
+id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
+document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
+any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant
+Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license
+is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation
+License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
+
+[[!meta date="2012-03-21 19:30 UTC"]]
+
+A quarter of the Hurd: *Nix-based builds*, and *bounty: slab allocator merged*.
+[[!if test="included()" then="""[[!toggle id=full_news
+text="Details."]][[!toggleable id=full_news text="[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]"""
+else="
+[[!paste id=full_news]]"]]
+
+[[!cut id="full_news" text="""
+
+This quarter, Ludovic Courtès contributed a [continuously-built Nix-based QEMU
+image](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00042.html),
+raising the count of GNU/Hurd distributions to three: [[Debian
+GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]], [[hurd/running/Arch_Hurd]], and now
+[[hurd/running/Nix]].  His build is still pretty basic, but a step into the
+right direction: [[!wikipedia "continuous integration"]] is a great facility
+for automated testing.
+
+Samuel Thibault followed suit with a [new Debian GNU/Hurd disk
+set](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00095.html) as a christmas
+gift, and
+[identified](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00095.html) three
+easy porting cases with solutions:
+
+  * undefined reference to `dl_*`: add `-ldl` for building
+  * undefined reference to `main`: missing `gnu*` case in the linking part of
+    `configure.ac` or `.in`
+  * undefined reference to `clock_gettime` or `crypt`: add `-lrt` or `-lcrypt`
+
+These should help all those who want to help [[porting_packages|hurd/porting]].
+
+Maksym Planeta and Richard Braun [finished
+integration](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00046.html)
+of the slab allocator.  From [[IRC]], freenode, #hurd, 2011-11-14:
+
+    <braunr> there shouldn't be any noticeable difference [...]
+    <braunr> a bit less fragmentation  
+    <braunr> more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system  
+    <braunr> there are debugging features  
+    <braunr> it's SMP ready  
+    <braunr> and overall cleaner than the zone allocator  
+    <braunr> although a bit slower on the free path (because of
+      what's performed to reduce fragmentation)  
+    <braunr> but even "slower" here is completely negligible
+
+This also
+[concludes](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00140.html)
+our first [[FOSS Factory|donate#FOSS_Factory]] project -- one [[tag/bounty]]
+has been redeemed, more are waiting.
+
+Sergio Lopez documented his work on
+[[better_memory_management_and_memfs|Sergio_Lopez]], making it easier for other
+hackers to join in working on that topic.
+
+Our hackers also used the quarter for porting a good number of packages and
+fixing bugs.  After fixing quirks in the Hurd's memory management system,
+Sergio Lopez [reported success building
+webkitgtk+](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00025.html), whose
+build stresses the available memory resources on a 32-bit architecture to a
+large extent.  Svante Signell was busy, too:
+[pax](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00105.html),
+[abiword](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00035.html),
+[syslog-ng](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00060.html),
+[ecl](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00058.html),
+[fakeroot](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00022.html),
+[daemon](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00025.html), and
+[procps](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00046.html),
+[e2fsprogs' quota](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00015.html).
+Samuel Thibault handled
+[packagekit](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00071.html),
+[evolution](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00070.html),
+[emacs23](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00018.html),
+[gcc-4.7](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00065.html), and
+[iceweasel
+(firefox)](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/12/msg00080.html).  Bouju
+Alain [submitted a
+patch](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00079.html) to
+support `/proc/cpuinfo`.  Ludovic Courtès contributed a patch to [allow for
+`/hurd/init` being
+symlink](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00032.html),
+made the Hurd [build with glibc
+2.14+](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00025.html), and
+[worked with the GNU coreutils
+team](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00067.html) on a
+few issues.  Pino Toscano improved [`recvfrom` with `NULL` address
+ports](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00161.html).
+Maksym Planeta continued working on
+[tmpfs](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00118.html).
+Samuel Thibault turned `/dev/random` and `/dev/urandom` into [native
+translators](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/11/msg00092.html),
+modernized [libtool's
+configuration](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00073.html),
+[mknod's cleanup in error
+cases](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00070.html),
+[fixed POSIX 2008
+visibility](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00004.html),
+and fixed an [[!debbug 645285 desc="issue in `setresuid` that broke `sudo`"]].
+[Pino
+Toscano](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00013.html) and
+[Thomas
+Schwinge](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-11/msg00020.html)
+improved key handling in libpthread.  Guillem Jover [fixed Mach's `int`
+vs. `long`
+discrepancy](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2011/10/msg00053.html), which
+takes us the first step towards [[porting the system to
+x86_64|open_issues/64-bit_port]].
+
+If you want to join us in our journey to realize more of the promises of the
+architecture of the Hurd, please [[get in contact|contact_us]] -- and maybe
+already grab the [[source code|source_repositories]] and have fun hacking on
+Free Software!
+
+---
+
+The **GNU Hurd** is the GNU project's replacement for the Unix kernel.  It is a
+collection of servers that run on the Mach microkernel to implement file
+systems, network protocols, file access control, and other features that are
+implemented by the Unix kernel or similar kernels (such as Linux).  [[More
+detailed|hurd/documentation]].
+
+**GNU Mach** is the microkernel upon which a GNU Hurd system is based.  It
+provides an Inter Process Communication (IPC) mechanism that the Hurd uses to
+define interfaces for implementing in a distributed multi-server fashion the
+services a traditional operating system kernel provides.  [[More
+detailed|microkernel/mach/gnumach]].
+
+"""]]