| From: | Patrick Roberts |
| Date: | 23 Aug 2000 at 17:27:41 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: Amiga tool inclusion... |
I think all these required entries are a great idea, but could a template be
posted somewhere on the FTP site? I've lost track of what is officially
required from all the suggestions.
:)
Pat
Ray A. Akey wrote:
>
> "Martin Baute" <solar@baud.de> wrote:
> > Please have a look at http://www.vwatch.de/a.html .
> > This is an old page, of a service currently not maintained. But I
> > _will_ continue this service as soon as I finish my exams next
> > month. A (mandatory? enforced?) Version: header would make it
> > very easy for me to extend this service to Ami.
> >
> > (In fact, all the problems I had with this service arose from Aminet
> > uploads often not containing the Version: header...)
>
> 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. :)
>
> Also, I have always planned that the web interface will have an HTTP upload
> facility (assuming one is using a browser that supports this feature) where
> the author can have the .readme created on the fly, by filling the proper
> information into a form. Of course, regular FTP uploaders won't benefit
> from this but I want to make it easy for surfers to upload to the site as
> well.
>
> As soon as I am done integrating the stand-alone developer search code into
> the site (it is about 75% complete), I'll be starting on the above-noted
> improvements to the 3rd party snapshots/contributions pages.. more news on
> this as it is completed.
>
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