From: Alan Horkan (horkana@tcd.ie)
Date: Thu Aug 15 2002 - 09:20:21 EDT
replying to myself
if someone would turn my shareware/freeware ramble into something coherent
and forward it to the user list encouraging users to get Abiword listed on
more websites
a POW perhaps? i woudl appreciate it
On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Alan Horkan wrote:
> Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:58:21 +0100 (IST)
> From: Alan Horkan <horkana@tcd.ie>
> To: abiword-dev@abisource.com
> Subject: shareware/freeware stuff
>
>
> i was thinking about submitting abiword to more shareware/freeware sites
> specifically this one (somehow vaguely connected to Walnut Creek by
> Google) http://simtel.net
>
> I kinda thought Jordi the windows maintainer could do it in a more
> official way than i could but it was more hassle than it appeared at first
> so i started to do it myself. it asked me to set up a PAD file (some sort
> of XML program description) and i am finding it all quite annoying and
> tiresome and i have other things to do and other places to be.
>
> included as an attachment is the PAD file i made using the PADGen
> software, this should be helpful when submitting abiword to
> shareware/freeware sites
>
> included below is a message i was going to send to Jordi but decided to
> send here instead
>
> while im writing i may as well mention i was pondering what it would take
> to get abiword packaged with cygwin (another random braindump).
>
> Abiword should have cheerleaders. Preferably real life all dancing women
> cheerleaders with pom-poms and short skirts but failing that it would be
> good if the users could be convinced to help get Abiword get added to any
> and every freeware website out there.
>
> Later
> Alan
>
>
> ===================
>
>
> The form
> http://www.simtel.net/upload.php
>
> here are the values you will need to fill in on the form, all of the form
> field:
> value
> on seperate lines for easy cut and paste
>
>
> Have you uploaded to Simtel.Net in the past?
> no (.)
>
> [that is the default no need to change it]
>
> Name of software:
> Abiword
>
> Platform
> Win95/98/Me (.)
>
> [this is the default value, but it may have detected my browser. Choosing
> WinXP, or WinNT should also be fine]
>
> Brief description:
> AbiWord is a free easy to use word processing program similar to Microsoft
> Word. It is suitable for typing papers, letters, reports, memos, and so
> forth. Abiword supports a wide variety of file formats including
> Microsoft Word Documents. Abiword is available in a variety of different
> languages, and also includes support for languages with Right to Left text
> (known as BiDirectional Text). Please try Abiword out for yourself and
> checkout our website at http://abisource.com for more information.
>
> Status of this software:
> (.) Freeware
>
> The full name of the person who will be uploading:
> Jordi Mas
>
> Company name (if any)
>
> [i would leave this blank]
>
> The "official" e-mail address (preferably company):
> webmaster@abisource.com
> [i will make sure any relevant messages get forwarded to you if you are
> not already on the webmaster list. you can use your own address if you
> want of course.]
>
> The "official" home page URL on the web (if any):
> http://abisource.com
>
>
> Thats it,
> Thanks
>
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