Date:	Thu, 4 Sep 1997 11:18:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:	"M. Schulter" <mschulter AT value DOT net>
To:	Bill Currie <billc AT blackmagic DOT tait DOT co DOT nz>
cc:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Draft for possible "Orientation FAQ"
In-Reply-To:	<199709040727.TAA12088@teleng1.tait.co.nz gatekeeper.tait.co.nz>
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On Thu, 4 Sep 1997, Bill Currie wrote:

> Hey, nice document. It reads well, though it got a bit long for me, 
> but then, I'm tired and I want to go home:)

Thanks for your feedback, and I certainly wouldn't claim to be as concise
as K&R <grin>.

> The analogy with the violin maker was good, but I felt it may have 
> been a tad long.

True; I should see about shortening that a bit.

> I would say that the length of the violinist section is my only 
> critisism, and the "Orientation FAQ" should definitly become a part 
> of the standard DJGPP documentation.

Thank you very for this encouragement, and some practical guidance as to
where things could be improved.

> Now, how to get the newbies to read it? That's always the hardest 
> part.  I guess it needs a much more eye chatcing name. "msorf" 
> wouldn't stick out enough, IMHO.

True, and Eli's "INTRO.TXT" sounds great to me.

Most appreciatively,

Margo Schulter
mschulter AT value DOT net

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