Date:	Wed, 06 Aug 1997 21:20:07 +0200 (MET DST)
From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Subject:	Re: perl for djgpp
In-reply-to:	<m0ww5tC-000S1dC@inti.edu.ar>
To:	"Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" <salvador AT inti DOT edu DOT ar>
Cc:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Message-id:	<Pine.LNX.3.91.970806211836.15965A-100000@acp3bf>
MIME-version:	1.0

On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET) wrote:
> > Bad idea, IMHO. All of "djgpp-workers" should by now be well aware that
> > "persons who don't know much" will almost interpret this kind of
> > distinction wrong 80% of the time. 
> 
> In my experience if you put 2 files called  prg1.zip and prg2.zip the user will 
> download both thinking that it's just one big splitted to make more easy the 
> download. Even if you put it clear in a readme.

Then don't do that, i.e. don't name them 'prg1.zip' and 'prg2.zip', but
instead, call them by some mildly cryptic names that the user won't 
understand at all, unless (s)he took a look at the README. 

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