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Various corrections and improvements.
author markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
date Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:26:05 +0200
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42 Being unable to work on nmh in a way that would be accepted at university 42 Being unable to work on nmh in a way that would be accepted at university
43 as part of my studies, I needed to choose another project. 43 as part of my studies, I needed to choose another project.
44 .P 44 .P
45 Half a year later, starting in August 2010, 45 Half a year later, starting in August 2010,
46 I took one semester off to travel through Latin America. 46 I took one semester off to travel through Latin America.
47 During my time in Argentina, I wanted to work on Free Software. 47 During my time in Argentina, I wanted to work on free software.
48 This brought me back to nmh. 48 This brought me back to nmh.
49 Richard Sandelman, an active nmh user, took care of the official basis. 49 Richard Sandelman, an active nmh user, took care of the official basis.
50 Juan Granda, an Argentine Free Software developer, 50 Juan Granda, an Argentine free software developer,
51 provided a computer with Internet connection. 51 provided a computer with Internet connection.
52 Thanks to them, I was able to work on nmh during my three-month 52 Thanks to them, I was able to work on nmh during my three-month
53 stay in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. 53 stay in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
54 Quickly it became obvious that I would not succeed with my main goal, 54 Quickly it became obvious that I would not succeed with my main goal,
55 to improve the character encoding handling. 55 to improve the character encoding handling.