From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/7915 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Greg Stark Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: CFP: Call For Proofreaders Well here comes some small comments Date: 18 Sep 1996 03:20:17 -0400 Sender: gsstark@MIT.EDU Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035148163 9112 80.91.224.250 (20 Oct 2002 21:09:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 21:09:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ding@ifi.uio.no Return-Path: ding-request@ifi.uio.no Original-Received: from ifi.uio.no (ifi.uio.no [129.240.64.2]) by deanna.miranova.com (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id AAA21844 for ; Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:44:33 -0700 Original-Received: from MIT.EDU (PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU [18.69.0.28]) by ifi.uio.no with SMTP (8.6.11/ifi2.4) id ; Wed, 18 Sep 1996 09:20:27 +0200 Original-Received: from RINGWORLD.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA24879; Wed, 18 Sep 96 03:20:25 EDT Original-Received: (from gsstark@localhost) by ringworld.MIT.EDU (8.6.11/8.6.11) id DAA25455; Wed, 18 Sep 1996 03:20:18 -0400 X-Yow: .. I have a VISION! It's a RANCID double-FISHWICH on an ENRICHED BUN!! X-Spook: Rule Psix NORAD explosion quiche terrorist Nazi Treasury $400 Original-To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen In-Reply-To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen's message of 18 Sep 1996 03:26:18 +0200 Original-Lines: 17 X-Mailer: Red Gnus v0.37/Emacs 19.32 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:7915 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:7915 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen writes: > I should write an "about the manual" thing on the inside back cover, I > think. $ webster colophon col.o.phon \'ka:l-*-f*n, -.fa.n\ n [L, fr. Gk kolopho-n summit, finishing touch] 1: an inscription placed at the end of a book or manuscript usu. with facts relative to its production 2: an identifying device used by a printer or a publisher O'reilly books typically have one to explain their covers, other books often describe what software or hardware was used. Colophons are fine ideas. greg