* Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)iskon.hr> writes:
"Robin S. Socha" <robin(a)socha.net> writes:
> * Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)iskon.hr> writes:
> Would it make any sense at all to not call the file PROBLEMS but
> PROBLEMS.<your_os>
Many items in PROBLEMS are OS-independent.
[...]
> I remember seeing intimidated users that only knew KDE. Yes, I
know
> they should be using the RPMs.
Huh?
Like you said: "Many items in PROBLEMS are OS-independent." So the file
tells a novice user whose sole conception of, say, Linux is that of
"the better Windows" about Alpha Linux ("is that a new distib?"),
pgcc
("huh?"), AIX and other things Joe Random Linux-Poweruser ("look, Ma, I
found a DeadRat") has never heard of. I was trying to say that a file
that says "if you're using Linux or a SPARC, *read* me" is more likely
to be read. I recall reading the problems file months after my first
install, mainly because this kind of file is not too common in the
Linux world.
PROBLEMS is supposed to be primarily a helper file for people who
build XEmacs. Quite possibly some of the user-level documentation has
leaked there, but I don't think it's sufficient to warrant a place at
the menubar.
Is there reliable statistic about the XEmacs userbase? I may be very
wrong, but I would imagine that a large (and rapidly growing) number of
user are their own admins (ie single user systems running Linux or
*BSD). And why do I need a "Splash" entry in the Help menu?
--
Robin S. Socha
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