Re: announce: nnmaildir 2001.09.11

[Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann)]

prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc) writes:

> "Jason R. Mastaler" <jason-dated-1001493463.d642fe@mastaler.com> wrote:
> > Any reason why nnmaildir isn't distributed with Gnus?
>
> I asked how that might happen when I first started and got no
> response.  I gather that it would require copyright assignment or
> placing it in the public domain; I don't know if there are any other
> obstacles.

You need to sign a copyright assignment.  I'll send you something to
request a copyright assignment form.

One other thing would be to include its documentation in the normal
Gnus info file.

> I think perhaps the only significant benefit would be visibility,
> though, and that purpose could be served just as well by adding some
> links to the manual, the gnus.org site, etc., pointing to nnmaildir,
> nnir, and other such useful Gnus-related bits.

It would be way cool if nnmaildir was part of Gnus.  I don't use it,
but I think it's good stuff.  People ought to be able to profit from
it.

kai
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