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From: Chris Game <chrisgame AT bigfoot DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Setup query
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 17:57:32 +0100
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In an earlier post, David Starks-Browning said...

> > Do you have an idea what this choice actually does in terms of files 
> > downloaded and changes made to the installation?
> 
> The setup part of the FAQ is overdue to be updated and I'll add
> something about this then.
 
Thanks for the response, David, though judging by the silence from 
the experts on this it might be hard to discover what this control 
actually does. Does no-one really know? I find that hard to believe.

And more practically, the proper place for the explanation is not in 
the FAQ but on a pop-up box accessible from the setup screen. Keep 
the information near where it's needed. Cygwin may be fun to play 
with, but only if you like puzzles and have the time to unravel them. 
For real-world users it's like running a set of tools held together 
with baler twine - and each time one of them updates you have to undo 
and remake the baler twine connections all over again!

C.



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