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diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_moth.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_moth.mdwn index 969e2652..1c824f69 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_moth.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/writing_the_moth.mdwn @@ -1,22 +1,41 @@ -# Short guide to writing the MotH +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] -A simple guideline for writing the Month of the Hurd. +[[!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]]."]]"""]] -### individual news items - -The basic structure for a news-item is as follows: [person with link] did [task with link to testable code/patch] which brings us further towards [goal] by [short, easily understandable description of the contribution]. +# Short Guide for Writing the MotH Each news item should show a step towards the mission of the Hurd. From [[community/weblogs/antrik/hurd-mission-statement]] you can glean the following basic goals: -* Better support for day-to-day desktop use (more packages, more stable, more drivers, easier to setup, …). -* More user freedom and possibilities for programs/translators. -* Technical advancement. -* More unique or at least interesting features. -* Attract more developers and/or users. +## Individual News Items + +The basic structure for a news item is as follows: *\[person with](link) did +\[task with}(link to testable code/patch) which brings us further towards +\[[goal]] by [short, easily understandable description of the contribution]*. + +Each news item should show a step towards the mission of the Hurd. From our +[[mission statement|community/weblogs/antrik/hurd-mission-statement]] you can +glean the following basic goals: + + * Better support for day-to-day desktop use (more packages, more stable, more + drivers, easier to setup, ...). + * More user freedom and possibilities for programs/translators. + * Technical advancement. + * More unique or at least interesting features. + * Attract more developers and/or users. + +The reason for this structure is to resolve the problem that many people think +that the Hurd won't ever be finished by concentrating on the improvements and +the steps towards completing our mission -- but only once they have actually +been done (to avoid showing anything which might become vaporware). -The reason for this structure is to resolve the problem that many people think that the Hurd won’t ever be finished by concentrating on the improvements and the steps towards completing our mission - but only once they have actually been done (to avoid showing anything which might become vaporware). -### sources for news +## Sources for News Items Watch these places for news: |