jac@sparky.rutgers.edu (Jonathan A. Chandross) (09/11/90)
Submitted-by: jac Posting-number: Volume 1, Administrivia: 12 Here is a proposal for how archiving for the group will be done. If there are no serious objections, I propose to start posting source later this week in apack format with this archive naming convention. I would like to thank Chris Myers <chris@wugate.wustl.edu> for his help in refining this document. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The archiving name will be volume based in addition to category based: Volume_1/categories Volume_2/categories Volume_3/categories Volumes come out on some regular basis, primarily whenever the directories get too full. Version numbers are included with the directory as an empty file: games/somegamename/VERSION.1.3.2 games/somegamename/part01 games/somegamename/part02 Machine specifics will ONLY be noted if the program will not run on any Apple //. As with version numbers, this information will be stored as an empty file: games/somegamename/a_2e_only games/somegamename/part01 Architecture categories are: ONLY_3 Apple III only ONLY_2plus Apple ][+ only ONLY_2e Apple //e only ONLY_2c Apple //c only ONLY_2e_up Apple //e and up only ONLY_2gs Apple //gs only ONLY_franklin Franklin ACE only I'm not sure about the Apple III, but it seemed like a good idea to include it. Alternatively, the category of machines could always be listed. In that case the following category would need to be added. ANY_2 Any Apple // Categories of programs: Category Contents --------------------------------------------------------- archive archiving programs; apack, aunpack, etc. audio music programs and the like cda desk accessories (needed with nda, too?) comm data communications database database demo demos dos33 DOS 3.3 related tools; drivers, etc. editor editors formatters text formatters game games graphics graphical tools; editors, paint programs, etc. gsos GSOS related tools; drivers, etc. hypercard hypercard stacks languages assemblers, compilers, interpreters libraries libraries for programmers, various languages midi MIDI tools misc things that don't fit anywhere else nda desk accessories (needed with cda, too?) printer printing related tools; maybe under "drivers" or "utils" prodos ProDos related tools; drivers, etc shells shells; both source and applications spreadsheet spreadsheet related techinfo technical information; not from Apple technotes Apple tech-notes unix Unix only; Apple // simulator, extract binary archives, etc. util utilities that don't fit into other categories virus virus tools (should be under the specific os, maybe? The version and architectures can be deduced from two additional header lines: Version-number: Architecture: Version-number will be a sequence of digits, separated by periods. For example: 1.2.3 3.12.87.12 Architecture will be any of the categories I listed above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To get something posted to comp.sources.apple2, send it to: Internet: jac@paul.rutgers.edu UUCP: rutgers!paul.rutgers.edu!jac Please mark comments that are not to be posted with "Not for Posting". Otherwise, I often can't tell. Jonathan A. Chandross Internet: jac@paul.rutgers.edu UUCP: rutgers!paul.rutgers.edu!jac