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Date: Tue,  2 Jul 2002 19:40:11 +0100
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From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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To: Chris Game <chrisgame AT bigfoot DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Setup query
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On Tuesday 2 Jul 02, Chris Game writes:
> 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!

Then don't use it.  Or provide patches.

David


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