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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Scott Prive" <Scott DOT Prive AT storigen DOT com>, "Cygwin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
References: <7BFCE5F1EF28D64198522688F5449D5AC1E30C AT xchangeserver2 DOT storigen DOT com>
Subject: Re: Cygwin feature request - setup.exe release notes
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 15:21:45 +0100
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Scott Prive <Scott DOT Prive AT storigen DOT com> wrote:

> Feature request: For SOME packages, release Notes that can be pulled
> up from the installer.
>
> Many people run Cygwin and are not members of this list. Ideally,
> people would read the mailing list before installing, and again
> before upgrading.
>
> This is not the reality and human nature is difficult to change.
>
> So in the spirit of this, a "nice" feature would there were a pop-up
> warning or note for "risky" upgrades, or first time installs. This
> would not need to be done for most packages, just those that may
> change expected or assumed behavior.
>
> For example: I saw the post about the security defaults changing. If
> you're on this list, you would know this, but otherwise you are in
> for a big surprise in "cvs file attributes", etc. There might be
> other examples but this is what comes to me now.
>
> In short: if it's worth warning users on the list about, the software
> might do the same.
>
> Is this a bad idea? (And no, I can't send patches for this :-)

No, its not a bad idea. When will it happen? When someone sends patches for
it!

Max.


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