From e1ebc1b898fb9b7faf4b130ca58f7017db29ddfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Lyda <kevin@ie.suberic.net>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 21:51:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Some more notes on the process.
---
HACKING.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
README.md | 11 +++++++++--
2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
index c9ceb0d..6f125f4 100644
--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -38,3 +38,18 @@ links on getting VMS FORTRAN running on a Linux/Unix system:
using a proprietary tool called FTP. Need to contact them about
licensing.
* Things to [look out for](http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/225).
+
+## Recreating the timeline
+
+Some thoughts on this. Use announcements for the commit messages. Review
+the code to figure out something like a changelog. Commit the
+converted/unpacked raw code in one commit (with author set to Mark London,
+given the right date, etc); add additional files like a README.md and
+a ChangeLog in a follow-on commit with the author of those files.
+
+The code commits should have the following elements.
+
+ * Source: zip file name, decuslib url, original path in that zipfile.
+ * File listing with date info.
+ * Announce text.
+ * Any additional notes.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 73fcf04..61fbf96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,13 +5,20 @@ local VAX/VMS cluster. It eventually went away due to security issues.
But I was thinking it might be fun to recreate. First though I'd like
an historic git repo that covers the early years.
-This repo is not it. It's where I attempt to recreate it.
+This branch is where the gathering of the files was done and where they
+were converted into more usable formats. The `historical` and `master`
+branches contain the actual timeline of the code.
## Who wrote it
First, git commits need an author. It would be nice to figure out
the author. The version I used I suspect was written by
-[Mark London](http://web.mit.edu/london/www/home.html).
+[Mark London](http://web.mit.edu/london/www/home.html). There were
+contributions by others. I'll attempt to track those as much as I can.
+
+Releases back then did not have commit messages or changelogs. However
+there do seem to have been some announcements and the code does note
+some of the contributors.
## Where to find BULLETIN
--
GitLab