[htdig-dev] Fwd: Formation of the ht://Dig Group

[Geoff H. <ghu...@ws...>]

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> From: Dave Stevens <ge...@un...>
> Date: Sun Feb 9, 2003  9:47:57  PM US/Central
> To: Geoff Hutchison <ghu...@ws...>
> Subject: Re: Formation of the ht://Dig Group
>
> Dear Mr. Hutchison,
>
> My apologies for not replying sooner to your invitation. I got your 
> mail because I was able once to review a document related to mifluz 
> which was written in English by a non-native speaker and render it 
> into idiomatically correct English (or more nearly so). This was for 
> me just about exactly the kind of contribution I would like to make. I 
> have a strong computer background with 28 years in the field, but I am 
> not able to take on any technical development work. Nonetheless if in 
> future you would like me to undertake this kind of polishing work I 
> would be happy to try to do so. In particular, here's what I will 
> undertake to do:
>
> if you send me an English language document for editing I will try to 
> make sure it is correct with respect to grammar, spelling and idiom
>
> if I see obvious technical errors or impenetrable jargon I will point 
> them out without necessarily correcting them
>
> if you have editorial standards for such documents I will try to 
> consistently apply them
>
> and if for any reason work comes to me which I am not able to handle, 
> which is occasionally likely to be the case, I will say so 
> immediately, as well as giving an estimate of my availability in the 
> near future.
>
> I am not able to undertake a technical review of the document for 
> correctness as a description of the programs or their use, I can't 
> take the time to stay current to that degree.
>
> If you would like to do a test, please send me an excerpt that needs 
> work and I will turn it around to you ASAP
>
> Dave Stevens