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Subject: Re: Restructured dir.txi -- please review and comment
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> Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 12:27:40 -0500
> From: "Peter J. Farley III" <pjfarley AT dorsai DOT org>
> 
> Hmm-m-m.  What if I add "From FOOb.zip" to the section headings for 
> each package?  Would that alleviate your concerns?

What are the problems to keep the old section names?  The FOOb.zip
are there only for large and prominent packages, so it's not that we
are talking about lots of sections.

> Is it the loss of "From" info that concerns you, or the basic 
> structure?

I just don't like changes with no good reasons ;-)

DJ put there those section names, and he probably did that for a
reason.

> I really wanted to adjust the basic structure, not just 
> tweak the existing one, since the existing structure is what I find 
> less than usable.  It's not a *bad* structure, mind you (not like what 
> results after all-zippo installs), but it does not help *me* find the 
> information I need when I need it.

Well, can you explain what help do you need, and how does the current
shape of DIR prevent you from finding the info?

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