Newsgroups: alt.uu.future,comp.text.sgml,alt.etext
From: jgoodwin@cns35.fnal.gov (John Goodwin)
Subject: Educational E-Text Discussion List/SGML Editor
Date: 13 Sep 1993 15:18 CST
Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, AD/Controls
Message-ID: <13SEP199315180473@cns35.fnal.gov>
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The enclosed announcement contains information that
should be of interest to this newsgroup.

=John Goodwin=
jgoodwin@adcalc.fnal.gov

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Thank you for your interest in the FreeLore Project.

This announcement gives instructions for joining the FREELORE mailing
list and participating in the project.  

The FreeLore Project is a volunteer effort to create and distribute 
free, useful electronic texts (E-texts).  Our goal is to have a full 
library of such materials, covering as many subjects as we are able, 
by the year 2000.  In addition, we are engaged in producing free software
and instructional materials to aid others in creating, distributing, and
sharing free E-texts.**

  ** In particular, a free SGML-based Word Processor to run under the UNIX
OS/2, and Windows operating systems.

Of course, the production of free, useful materials takes place every day 
on the Internet, in the form of FAQs, newsletters, free programs, etc.  The
FreeLore Project exists to coordinate the efforts of persons wishing
to make a concerted effort to create a core library of *new* texts
covering a broad range of subjects and intended age levels.  Our organization
is modelled after similar projects to create free software.

Our objectives are to:

  o  Coordinate and spearhead an effort to produce new E-texts covering
subjects not in the Public Domain;

  o  Provide volunteers to Project Gutenberg for the conversion to
electronic text of materials already in the Public Domain;

  o  Create tools that empower the production and sharing of electronic
text, such as free tutorial materials and programs; 

  o  Raise the public's awareness-level about the Internet, Electronic
Texts, and the educational opportunities they create; and to

  o  Provide a forum for discussing issues relating to the format,
organization, cataloguing, etc. of Electronic Texts;


Coordination is primarily in the form of providing a communication channel
for project participants.  There is no centralized administration, newsletter,
or archive site at this time.  If and when significant materials are
available, we will negotiate for a special directory at a high-profile FTP
site.  There are plenty of places that are happy to take freely available
materials.  The present problems are the dearth of freely available 
*materials* and their limited scope.  


HOW TO JOIN THE PROJECT

Send the one-line message 

  SUBSCRIBE FREELORE

in the *body* of a message to 

  freelore-request@hepnet.hep.net

If you need help or would like to know about other options of the 
mailing program, send the one-line message "HELP" to the same address.  
Note that the subject line is ignored so you must place commands in 
the body of your message.

After subscribing, messages you send to 

  freelore@hepnet.hep.net

will be relayed to all project members.


THE FREELORE MAILING LIST

  The FreeLore Project mailing list (freelore-request@hepnet.hep.net)
exists to foster communication among project volunteers.  Suitable
topics for discussion include, but are not limited to:

  o  Discussions of proposed programming or writing projects

  o  Discussions of how to format, organize, and catalog the materials 
created

  o  Discussion of standards, copyright issues and so on

  o  Updates from related projects

  o  Announcements of newly-authored works and their location


HOW TO JOIN THE LINUX WORD-PROCESSOR WORKING GROUP

Some members of the FreeLore Project are working on an SGML-based
editor for use with the new (free) LINUX operating system.  The
FreeLore Project liason to the LINUX WP effort is Gavin Nicole 
(nick@nsis.cl.nec.co.jp).  Detailed discussions take place on the 
LINUX-ACTIVISTS mailing list, on channel WORD.  Interested
members of the FreeLore Project are encouraged to join this forum.

To join the WORD send a message with the first line

     X-Mn-admin: join word

to

     linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi

Detailed instructions will appear again and periodically on
the FREELORE mailing list.



This is the last communication about FreeLore you will receive without
subscribing.  If you do not have E-mail access, you may write

  The FreeLore Project
  P.O. Box 6022
  St. Charles, IL  60174

  +1 708 584 9628 (home)
  +1 708 840 8069 (work)

Thanks again for your interest,

=John Goodwin=
jgoodwin@adcalc.fnal.gov