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The source code is very straightforward too. Commented out sections of the website with dated reminders to uncomment them. I guess he must look at his source co
by simonswords82 10y ago
The source code is very straightforward too. Commented out sections of the website with dated reminders to uncomment them. I guess he must look at his source code frequently enough that these reminders work?
Very simple but effective mechanical turk I guess?
e.g.
<!-- Enable just after Thanksgiving thru Jan 6 -->
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<center><h3>
It's the Grav-Mass season!<br> <a href="/grav-mass.html">Grav-Mass</a>
is the celebration of physical laws. <br>December 25<br>
Isaac Newton's birthday.<br> ¡Feliz Gravidad!
</h3>
<a href="./grav-mass.png"><img src="./grav-mass-icon.png" alt="A Grav-Mass tree"></a>
</center>
-->
- gexcolo 10y agoIf memory serves me correctly, RMS doesn't actually manage his own website. He has a number of volunteers that help update the website and post political notes. Those notes are likely a message from him to his volunteers, or the volunteers reminding themselves.
- sotojuan 10y agoSource is in the fifth and sixth bullets of this page: https://www.stallman.org/stallman-computing.html https://www.stallman.org/stallman-computing.html
- jcvernaleo 10y agoRMS does edit things sometimes but most of the editing comes from the volunteers. That particular note is both for and by me.
- tamana 10y agoIf he doesn't have a script that can update the website using those date notes, he is dishonoring his Unix heritage
- jcvernaleo 10y agoThat particular bit isn't scripted (I just haven't gotten around to write a script for it) but a bunch of other things are the site are done with perl scripts.