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authorChris Moerz <freebsd@ny-central.org>2025-02-23 10:08:20 +0000
committerLorenzo Salvadore <salvadore@FreeBSD.org>2025-02-23 10:22:52 +0000
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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
title: FreeBSD Status Report Process
authors:
- author: The FreeBSD Documentation Project
-copyright: 2023 The FreeBSD Documentation Project
+copyright: 2023-2025 The FreeBSD Documentation Project
description: Instructions for both writers and editors of status reports
trademarks: ["freebsd", "git", "github", "general"]
---
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Throughout this document and in other places related to FreeBSD status reports a
== Instructions for writers
-This section provides some advice on writing status report entries from mailto:theraven@FreeBSD.org[David Chisnall], experienced in technical writing.
+This section provides some advice on writing status report entries.
Instructions on how to submit your entries are also given.
_Do not worry if you are not a native English speaker.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ A new driver, abc(4), was added to the tree, bringing support for
Yoyodyne's range of Frobnicator network interfaces.
....
-Now the reader knows that abc is a network interface driver.
+Now the reader knows that `abc` is a network interface driver.
Even if they do not use any Yoyodyne products, you have communicated that FreeBSD's support for network devices is improving.
=== Show the Importance of Your Work
@@ -214,12 +214,14 @@ Calls for status reports are sent to the following recipients:
* the link:https://lists.freebsd.org/subscription/freebsd-status-calls[freebsd-status-calls@FreeBSD.org mailing list];
* to all submitters of last status reports (they may have updates or further improvements);
-* and, depending on the season:
+* and, depending on the season,
** Various conference organizers:
*** link:mailto:secretary@asiabsdcon.org[AsiaBSDCon] in March (First Quarter);
*** link:mailto:info@bsdcan.org[BSDCan] in May (Second Quarter);
- *** EuroBSDcon September - October (Third-Fourth Quarter).
- EuroBSDcon as an organization is not interested in writing reports for FreeBSD (at least it was not in October 2019: its reason is that the conference is not FreeBSD specific), so reports about this event should be asked of members of the FreeBSD community that attended it;
+ ** Various conference attendees:
+ *** EuroBSDcon in September - October (Third-Fourth Quarter);
+ EuroBSDcon as an organization is not interested in writing reports for FreeBSD - at least it was not in October 2019: its reason is that the conference is not FreeBSD specific.
+ Hence, reports about this event should be asked of members of the FreeBSD community that attended it.
** Google Summer of Code link:mailto:soc-students@FreeBSD.org[students] and their link:mailto:soc-mentors@FreeBSD.org[mentors].
The easiest way to send calls for status reports is to use the link:https://cgit.freebsd.org/doc/tree/tools/sendcalls/sendcalls[[.filename]#sendcalls# perl script] in the [.filename]#tools/sendcalls# directory of the doc git repository.