diff --git a/faq.html b/faq.html index 9e5d00da8..602b83e65 100644 --- a/faq.html +++ b/faq.html @@ -482,9 +482,9 @@ see of the IOCCC is open.

You may only register for the IOCCC and you may only submit your entries to the IOCCC when the IOCCC is OPEN.

  • Read the latest IOCCC rules and review the IOCCC guidelines

    -

    Please pay close attention to the official IOCCC rules.

    +

    Please pay close attention to the official IOCCC rules.

    You are also highly encouraged to review the -official IOCCC guidelines as they contain important +official IOCCC guidelines as they contain important suggestions, useful hints, and IOCCC humor. :-)

  • Register for the IOCCC

    The IOCCC registration procedure is still being designed. @@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ prog.c path to the C source for your entry

    NOTE: It is NOT necessary to install the tools to use them as you can run the tools from the top of the mkiocccentry repo directory just fine.

    If mkiocccentry tool indicates that there is a problem with your entry, -especially if it identifies a rule 2 related problem, +especially if it identifies a rule 2 related problem, you are strongly encouraged to revise and correct your entry and then re-run the mkiocccentry tool.

    If you choose to risk violating rules, be sure an explain your reason @@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ of the same theme.

    While it is possible to win a new IOCCC with one of these frequently submitted types of entries, level of the competition from previous IOCCC entries make it more challenging to be successful.

    -

    It is also important to note that the guidelines often +

    It is also important to note that the guidelines often state something along the lines of:

        We tend to dislike programs that: are similar to previous winning entries.

    FAIR WARNING: Be sure to clearly explain near the beginning @@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ Thus began the tradition of putting typos in the contest rules and guidelines … to make them more obfuscated of course! :-)

    BTW: This posting was made back in the days when AT&T was the evil giant. Now, Microsoft makes AT&T look mild and kind in comparison. :-( (IMHO) ).

    -

    BTW: See the story about the ‘Bill Gates’ award. :-)

    +

    BTW: See the story about the ‘Bill Gates’ award. :-)

    OK, back to the story.

    We (Larry and I) received a number of entries by email. When we began to receive messages from outside of the US, Larry and I @@ -790,7 +790,6 @@ posting was International Obfuscated C and the tradition continues as the longest running contest on the Internet.

    P.S. Part of the inspiration for making the IOCCC a contest goes to the Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest.

    -

    P^2.S. See the overall README for more details.

    FAQ 1.1: Why are some years missing IOCCC entries?

    @@ -817,7 +816,7 @@ web site.

    2020 Dec 28 bzip2 compressed tarball archive

    Furthermore, a bzip2 compressed tarball containing the released IOCCC entry source code may be found under the -archive/historic directory. The file +archive/historic directory. The file archive-all.tar.bz2 contains all years and the individual years are in the form archive/historic/archive-YYYY.tar.bz2.

    @@ -2616,7 +2615,7 @@ of 2020 is found under the following directory:

    The .top file resides at the top directory. This file contains the complete list of IOCCC years.

    Under each IOCCC year. one will find a .year file. These files contain directory paths from the top directory, -of the IOCCC entry directories for a given year. For example, see the 1984/.year file.

    +of the IOCCC entry directories for a given year. For example, see the 1984/.year file.

    Under each IOCCC entry directory, you will find a .path file. These files contain the directory path from the top directory. For example see 1984/anonymous/.path.

    diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md index 39c51964f..34e2dd743 100644 --- a/faq.md +++ b/faq.md @@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ To submit your code to the IOCCC, you **MUST** follow these steps: 1. Read the latest IOCCC rules and review the IOCCC guidelines - Please pay close attention to the [official IOCCC rules](rules.html). + Please pay close attention to the [official IOCCC rules](next/rules.html). You are also **highly encouraged** to review the - [official IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html) as they contain important + [official IOCCC guidelines](next/guidelines.html) as they contain important suggestions, useful hints, and IOCCC humor. :-) 2. Register for the IOCCC @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ To submit your code to the IOCCC, you **MUST** follow these steps: the tools from the top of the _mkiocccentry repo_ directory just fine. If `mkiocccentry` tool indicates that there is a problem with your entry, - especially if it identifies a [rule 2](rules.html#2) related problem, + especially if it identifies a [rule 2](next/rules.html#2) related problem, you are **strongly** encouraged to revise and correct your entry and then re-run the `mkiocccentry` tool. @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ While it is possible to win a new IOCCC with one of these **frequently submitted** types of entries, level of the competition from previous IOCCC entries make it more challenging to be successful. -It is also important to note that the [guidelines](guidelines.html) often +It is also important to note that the [guidelines](next/guidelines.html) often state something along the lines of: ``` @@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ Thus began the tradition of putting typos in the contest rules and guidelines BTW: This posting was made back in the days when AT&T was the evil giant. Now, Microsoft makes AT&T look mild and kind in comparison. :-( (IMHO) ). -BTW: See the story about the '[Bill Gates](1993/mills/index.html)' award. :-) +BTW: See the story about the '[Bill Gates](1993/cmills/index.html)' award. :-) OK, back to the story. @@ -532,8 +532,6 @@ and the tradition continues as the longest running contest on the Internet. P.S. Part of the inspiration for making the IOCCC a contest goes to the [Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest](http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/). -P^2.S. See the [overall README](all/index.html) for more details. -
    ### FAQ 1.1: Why are some years missing IOCCC entries? @@ -572,7 +570,7 @@ web site. Furthermore, a bzip2 compressed tarball containing the released IOCCC entry source code may be found under the -[archive/historic](archive/histroic) directory. The file +[archive/historic](archive/historic/index.html) directory. The file [archive-all.tar.bz2](archive/historic/archive-all.tar.bz2) contains all years and the individual years are in the form `archive/historic/archive-YYYY.tar.bz2`. @@ -3348,7 +3346,7 @@ The [.top](.top) file resides at the top directory. This file contains the comp of IOCCC years. Under each IOCCC year. one will find a `.year` file. These files contain directory paths from the top directory, -of the IOCCC entry directories for a given year. For example, see the [1984/.year](.1984/.year) file. +of the IOCCC entry directories for a given year. For example, see the [1984/.year](%%REPO_URL%%/1984/.year) file. Under each IOCCC entry directory, you will find a `.path` file. These files contain the directory path from the top directory.