Re: [Caml-list] suggestion: do not link to www.ocaml.org

[Christophe TROESTLER <Christophe.Troestler@umh.ac.be>]

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Henri DF <henri.dubois-ferriere@epfl.ch> wrote:
> 
> So the point of this email is to suggest that people try not to link
> to this site, so that hopefully it regresses from the #1 google
> spot. Even better would be if we could get ocaml.org back to life,
> but sadly that is not in our control.

Like others on this list, I contacted the site maintainer to no avail.
It is a sad thing indeed.  But maybe there is a way out.  See

$ whois ocaml.org
Domain ID:D27630749-LROR
Domain Name:OCAML.ORG
Created On:23-May-2000 01:50:28 UTC
Last Updated On:28-Oct-2003 19:34:16 UTC
Expiration Date:23-May-2004 01:50:28 UTC
[...]

The domain will be available in a little more than one month (if Mr J
Assange really lost interest, he will not renew it).  Maybe one should
consider buying it, or rather -- to avoid the same thing to happen
again -- it may be better that INRIA buys it and gives it back to the
community (some people were ready to give machines and maintenance
time as I understood it).

I think it would be great to take opportunity of such a site to also
build a central repository -- if possible connected to development
tools like those found on Savanah (http://savannah.gnu.org/).

ChriS


P.S.  Maybe someone in AU should consider trying to join Mr J Assange
on the phone (+61.398188888)?

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