Re: www.emacs.org?

[jason@mastaler.com (Jason R. Mastaler)]

"Brian T. O'Neill" <btoneill@member.com> writes:

> You know, its kinda funny, just cause whats currently on the emacs.org domain
> is there cause I haven't had the time yet to setup my emacs page. Its also 
> kinda funny that you're talking about this on the ding@gnus list, when, I am a 
> subscriber to this list, and have been for quite some time now. I'm sorry you 
> all feel like I'm being an asshole about this, but, I'm not. The biggest 
> reason I got the domain in the first place, was to put alot of information on 
> using Emacs for things such as reading mail and news using Gnus. I only have 
> so much time in my life, and, if I'm not quick enough to make you happy, so be 
> it.

Simmer down sport.  I don't keep track of who is on the ding list,
and you don't exactly contribute alot.  Besides, this discussion has
been going on for some time now.  Maybe you should have stepped up
earlier?  If I was really being an "asshole" about this I would have 
included the full headers of the message you sent me including your
e-mail address instead of making it anonymous.

Getting back to the subject, I find that the best way to handle
transitions like this is to either put up an "under construction" 
or "coming soon" page, or to just not add the domain to DNS until
it is ready.  The fact that www.emacs.org resolves to another website
only confuses things.  It's not a crime to be busy, and were are not
blaming you for this.  I just think it was an issue of us being
unaware of the intentions of the domain.  It's good to see that 
you plan on putting up an emacs page eventually, but please use it
for GNU Emacs information, not XEmacs which already has a domain
and website (http://www.XEmacs.org).

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Jason R. Mastaler                                 jason@mastaler.com