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Subject: | Re: setup.exe suggestion - link announcements to releases |
From: | Robert Collins <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au> |
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Date: | 06 Nov 2001 08:59:22 +1100 |
Message-Id: | <1004997563.4630.6.camel@lifelesswks> |
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On Tue, 2001-11-06 at 04:22, Christopher Faylor wrote: > After reading Corinna's reply to a cygwin mailing list message, it > occurred to me that if the releases that people see in setup.exe could > somehow be linked to the announcements, we could cut down on the amount > of email from people who don't check or don't know how to check on these > things. > > It could be as simple as adding a "check release announcement" which > just did starts a browser with a cygwin-announce search term. > > It would probably be better to have a button next to the packages > somehow, which could be selected. Maybe there will be room for this > when we get rid of the Source field. I think it might be easier to have the special notes from the announcement in the ldesc field. That will prevent needing a internet connection at install time. (Think of download only then install later..) Rob
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