| From: | simond |
| Date: | 23 Aug 2000 at 15:50:50 |
| Subject: | Re: READMEs (Was: AMIOPEN: Amiga tool inclusion...) |
On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 04:35:47PM +0200, Aaron Optimizer Digulla wrote:
> Quoting "Ray A. Akey" <ray@codemain.com>:
>
> > Uploads containing readmes that do not conform to a predetermined set of
> > headers simply will not be made available for download. If this is what
> > we
> > must do to raise the bar to a standard of quality and software awareness
> > and
> > availability, it is worth doing for the sake of the end user. It may be
> > more
> > work for the developers but consider how much more efficient it is for
> > the
> > end user and how it will cut down on emails and unnecessary downloads of
> > old
> > software versions.
> >
> > Comments please? After all, my aim is to do what the majority here
> > want/need as far as support goes. We're here to make things easier for
> > you guys who are taking the rollercoaster ride with us. :)
>
> I would also like a "Version:" field in the README and no version (or
> only the major version) in the filename.
How about adding a Port: field with the port version in? That way the Version:
field could be for the original version, therefore seperating them easily?