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From: J. P. <J....@Qu...> - 1996-06-14 11:00:58
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The venerable John Furlani <jl...@sa...> said; > Comments or other ideas on how to get the word out is appreciated... I would suggest going about it like this; 1) Establish a WWW presence - even if it is simply one or two HTML files in ftp://ftp.eng.auburn.edu/pub/Modules/ Keep it simple, like brief outline and abstract. Short installation requirements and a link to the ftp directory and/or files themselves. Ensure it has essential keywords; system administration, large installations, etc. Whatever you think people might search for. Cross reference USENIX - http://www.usenix.org/ Mention the fact that Cray are using it with UNICOS (in at least one installation anyway). I have access to a few Cray sites but only one is currently adopting it. The modulefiles have definitely been written by Cray and not local sysadmins. 2) Point a few of the more popular WWW search engines at your main URL. 3) Announce the WWW page & package on a few key newsgroups. Keep it down to a screen full. Suggest: comp.os.linux.announce comp.lang.tcl comp.unix.large comp.unix.cray comp.unix.shells (?) 4) See if you can get it mentioned in some of the FAQ's. It *is* in the comp.lang.tcl FAQ but this isn't sufficient IMHO. 5) Get members on this list to spread the word to a few appropriate lists. This might take some co-ordination to avoid undue spamming ;-) 6) Get a few of the main system-admin user groups to mention it on their Web pages, circulars, mailing lists etc. 7) Establish a hypermail type archive for this list. After all that just watch the ftp log files and your mail box fill up ! Be prepared to field lots of questions and persude people to join this list. That's how I'd do it anyway. Others may have better ideas though. I can certainly help with a little of the above if needed. John P. |
