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Re: Organizing the Site Revamp
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 10 Feb 1999 01:08:17 GMT
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jsproat@geocities.[nospam]com
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Tim Courtney wrote:
> If someone makes an install file for Ldraw, can they put in an email
> registration feature that lets one of us know who downloaded it and where
> to contact them so they can get update notifications and more so we can
> keep track of approximately how many use it..etc..? What do you think..?
This tactic of registration, just by its intrusive nature, is evil. Not to
mention, riddled with about a *ton* of technical details that really
shouldn't need to be worked out. LDraw is in a continual state of growth.
If anyone *really* wants to be kept current with updates, they should keep
tabs on the Web page.
If a new install is going to be written for LDraw, it should address at
least these issues:
1) Keeping the original self-extracting ARJ files in their current state,
unless explicit permission is received from James' folks;
2) And be well-enough documented so that any simple questions can be
answered without having to go on-line, and on-line resources are pointed to
for the other questions -- this would probably mean bundling the FAQ and/or
a readme;
3) And not make any assumptions about the user's OS -- e.g. not bother with
icons in the Start Menu, etc.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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| | I'm sorry Dave, but Abort, Retry or Fail?
|o| Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
|_| http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
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| (...) Right, without permission we can neither modify nor distribute these files. But even with permission, an ARJ-based install should be available. (...) Good point. (...) I disagree with this. Many people (maybe not many people into virtual LEGO, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| I need to know what areas of this site people will be expecting in the future or can possibly anticipate so I can make all the image links at one time if possible. This is because its a heck of a lot easier than going back and doing a new one like (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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