[CGI] (Bi-)Monthly XML-composer

[Julian Elischer]

Max Laier wrote:

>Hi,
>
>as discussed here briefly after the last round of the status reports, Julian 
>has come up with a CGI-script that helps to fill the bi-monthly status report 
>xml-template.  I extended it slightly to take care of the newer features.  In 
>contrast to Julian's original approach, this one also sets "Content-Type: 
>text/plain" so that you get a download of the resulting xml, rather than a 
>html to copy and paste from.  I found that easier to handle esp. in 
>cli-environments.
>  
>

sure..  I'm not fussed on how this is done.. as long as it's easier than 
hand formatiting it :-)

>In preparation on the next round of status-reports, we'd like to get something 
>along those lines on the FreeBSD website ASAP.  Hence I really appreciate 
>review and especially style nits ("cooperate identity" etc.).
>
>Thanks in advance, and many thanks to Julian for coming up with the prototype.
>  
>

probably a better name.. :-) monthly_formatter.cgi or something.

also, the reason we ask you to cut-n-paste the result into your mail 
program is that just adding a button
"submit" is asking for 10,000 trolls to spam the monthly list with crap.