[ANN] automatic metacard IDE creation tool

[Richard Gaskin]

Robert Brenstein wrote:
>>> Related to that: Would it be possible to mirror the IDE stack files 
>>> somewhere, where a program can download them (maybe ask runrev for a 
>>> bit of space on their server?)? Additionally, is it possible not to 
>>> use zip files (because that needs the zip.dll)? I recommend plain 
>>> stack files, maybe gz, because these can be used within rev/mc.
>>
>> I had exactly the same thoughts, and just wrote to Richard about it 
>> (he hasn't answered yet.) I also want to avoid the external if 
>> possible, so would like to see the stacks individually gzipped. 
>> Richard will be setting up a permanent URL for the IDE downloads, 
>> which my stack also implements. I guess you and I are on the same 
>> wavelength.
> 
> What about getting a custom domain for this project? It can be hosted by 
> the current pubaa or anyone else who volunteers, and moved around as 
> needed. It can be set it up, for example, as an add-on domain on some 
> existing service, thus incurring no service fees beyond dns registration.

FWIW, I'll be hosting the MC and related files at a mirror at 
revJournal.com soon.  I have tons of space there and a great many FTP 
accounts available, so it would be easy to share administrative tasks 
with anyone who's interested.

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  Richard Gaskin
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