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This is a plug against those annoying READ.ME and README.???
files. Some of us download and unarchive several program
packages at the same time. The README files usually end up being
overwritten by later unarchiving or copying. Keeping track of
which packages contained the READMEs is nearly impossible when
you are processing several of them. Some programmers use a
README as the soul source of information for their program. This
can be very frustrating for the user who loses this file.
My suggestions are:
1. NEVER package software with a README.??? or READ.ME
file in it.
2. Make sure the document file name associates with the
program it belongs to (usually with the same file name
as the program). If you need to have more than one
document file abbreviate the file names and number them
in the order they are to be read (e.g., FILENAME.EXE,
FILENAM1.DOC, FILENAM2.DOC).
3. Use an extension like .DOC, .TXT, .INF, .HLP, or
anything else that would signal the file as a readable
one.
4. If you are a software distributer, rename README files
to something appropriate (unless the author has
prohibited this).
5. Include this file in archived software before uploading
it.
JAM