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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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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