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On Wednesday 11 June 2003 12:10, Michael Cummings wrote: |
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> On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 11:37:02AM +0100, MooktaKiNG wrote: |
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> > Another good reason to have a README is becuase sometimes people |
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> > want to know more about a program. Without having to install it. |
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> > If they can learn about the program before they install. They are |
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> > more aware of how hard/easy the installtion is. |
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> I thought that was one of the reasons the source URL shows up in a |
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> search. It's how I've always checked to see what a package does. README |
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> files, imo, are great in theory but put additional maintenance strain on |
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> a dev. Just my two euros, |
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Most probably the upcomming herds system will introduce a metadata file that |
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also includes the possibility for a long description. |
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Paul |
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Paul de Vrieze |
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