Bravo to everybody involved!! Seriously, I can't express just how good it feels to see a long-awaited release finally be published to the world. :)
On Thu, 6 July 2023, 8:12 am G. Branden Robinson, < g.branden.robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > At 2023-07-05T23:31:54+0200, Bertrand Garrigues wrote: > > I've pushed tag 1.23.0 and published the archive on > > https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/ > > Rock and roll, and good times! > > > For the announcement email I'll send the mail to info-...@gnu.org as you > > don't have the official maintainer title yet. > > Ah! If I had known it was sender-restricted, I'd forgotten. > > > There are some guidelines > > to follow [1], basically a short presentation, then were to get the > > soft, then the NEWS file. > > I see--I hadn't actually read that section before. I do note that it > says only what should be included, and doesn't discourage us from saying > more, which my announcement template admittedly does. > > > You can see my previous announcement here [2], I intend to write > > something similar and mentioning you as the lead developer. Do you > > see any important things to add? > > If what I'm using as a template in the ANNOUNCE file[A] doesn't fit what > you want to say, then I'd suggest adding the following, though I don't > insist on either of them. > > 1. Use the description of groff that is now synchronized between our > home page, Texinfo manual, and man pages. > > --- > groff (GNU roff) is a typesetting system that reads plain text > input files that include formatting commands to produce output in > PostScript, PDF, HTML, or DVI formats or for display to a terminal. > Formatting commands can be low-level typesetting primitives, macros > from a supplied package, or user-defined macros. All three > approaches can be combined. > > A reimplementation and extension of the typesetter from AT&T Unix, > groff is present on most POSIX systems owing to its long association > with Unix manuals (including man pages). It and its predecessor are > notable for their production of several best-selling software > engineering texts. groff is capable of producing typographically > sophisticated documents while consuming minimal system resources. > --- > > 2. Incorporate the "Changes" section from the "ANNOUNCE" file. I think > it useful for at least two reasons: it summarizes the gigantic > amount (nearly 700 lines) of "NEWS" for this release; it underscores > the emphasis on quality of implementation. May I be excused some > pride in our delivery of over 400 bug fixes and 150 automated tests? > > I do grant that if you include both of the above, a modification of > your 1.22.4 release announcement will look more like than unlike the > "ANNOUNCE" template. > > The writing of promotional copy is not my strong suit, but my concern > here is to ensure that users of groff 1.22.4 are not lacking reasons to > upgrade, so I think it is worth going to a little trouble to flog > 1.23.0's advantages: not just more features, but more testing, more > documentation, and a better quality of life for our community. > > (On that high note, I should probably go re-watch _Glengarry Glen Ross_ > to remind myself what salesmen are really like...) > > Above all, _thank you_ for being the groff maintainer and working to > make this release possible! Let me know what sort of fermented or > distilled beverage you enjoy. :) > > > [1] https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Announcements.html > > [2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2018-12/msg00015.html > > Best regards, > Branden > > [A] > https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/groff.git/tree/ANNOUNCE?id=198346d187de9e340bbf9d4f80c2dc4d42f5f74e >
