[ale] interesting utilities

[aaron]

I like the idea of encouraging more sharing of the tools and tips we all 
discover exploring the landscape. This is the same kind of thing Michael 
Hirsch and I are promoting by adding a brief "Tip Jar" mini-demo segment 
to the monthly meetings.

I can see how using some kind of "topic marker" would make tool tips 
easier to notice and find in the list, but I think the better place to 
post notes like this would be on a Twiki page. That way everyone doesn't 
have to know and remember to include the topic "code", and the list of 
Cool Tools and Tips will be concise, in addition to being available to 
the world, not just our list subscribers. (Though if one adds something 
to the Twiki page it would still make sense to follow up with a notice to 
the list...)

Just my .02

The ALE Twiki server is available if anyone wants to start
up a Cool Tools page! 

peace
aaron
 
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On Wednesday 04 December 2002 14:45, Pete Hardie wrote:
> John Wells wrote:
> > Seems like I run across a new tool daily that's either fun to play or
> > very useful, or both.
> >
> > I'd love to learn about cool tools from other ale'rs, so I was
> > wondering what others thought about creating a new subject format
> > (CT: for cool tool, IT: for interesting tool, UT: for utility, FYI:
> > or some other cheesy tag line) to use when posting something we've
> > run across that we think other may not (or may) know about.
> >
> > Way I see it, using and learning Linux is sort of an ongoing journey,
> > and I'd like to throw up interesting spots on the map with which my
> > path converges.
> >
> > Of course, many posts will probably be old news to a lot of folks
> > (there was a time four years ago where my post might have been (CT:
> > xargs!), no harm in sharing the love, right?  Let me know what you
> > guys think.
>
> I'd suggest a (TOOL) tag - clearer that CT/IT/UT and different from
> (OT).
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