Re: [MacPerl] installing libraries in mac perl

[Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>]

At 9:18 +0000 1999.10.20, Bart Lateur wrote:
>On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 17:54:02 -0400, Chris Nandor wrote:
>
>>First, I don't see a problem.  If you cannot read "DISREGARD THE
>>INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW" then you can't follow the (inappropriate)
>>installation instructions that follow.
>
>What a horrible condensending attitude.

Bart, how so?  In all capital letters at the top of the file, it says to
disregard the installation instructions.  I am just stating a self-evident
fact: if you can't follow directions, you can't follow directions.


>>I do not like, at all, the idea of changing docs.  A note at the top of the
>>docs is the only change I would ever make to the README.  I think anything
>>else is bad form.
>
>I don't see the need to distribute any totally irrelevant stuff.

Right.  Good thing there is nothing totally irrelevant in the distribution.
:)  I say that with a smile, but I do really mean it.


>What's the need for all this intimidation?

I don't see anyone stating a need for any intimidation.  I don't know what
you are referring to.


>Only absolute newbies will
>ever attempt to read these docs.

I read them.


>They don't even understand all that
>they're reading, so it should be made as painless as possible. Stuff you
>don't need to know AT ALL shouldn't be in there. Period.

Well, I did have the idea to move the other readme to README.orig or
somesuch ... I would not even be opposed to moving it to a subfolder called
"Original Documentation".

But I will ask you the same thing I asked Matt: aside from the README, are
there any other docs you are referring to here?  If so, I'd like some
specifics about what you're talking about.

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