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Subject:Re: ReadMe files, License agreements From:"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- EXPERSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 6 May 1997 17:14:32 -0700
At 06:55 PM 5/6/97 -0400, Debra Graham wrote:
>Specifically, what I'm wondering is if, in the step-by-step procedures,
>I should
>
>? describe what a ReadMe file and tell the administrator to read the
>ReadMe file before clicking OK to the next step
>
>? tell the administrator to review the license agreement before clicking
>the Accept button.
There may, indeed, be good reasons to read the readme file, but some
people read 'em and some people don't and you're not gonna change
non-readme-readers into readme-readers by adding a caveat to the
installation instructions (that is, if anybody actually reads the
installation instructions <g>).
As for the software license agreement, it might as well say, "yada
yada yada blah blah blah." All the sysadm-types I know wouldn't
be able to sit still that long. For that matter, neither can I! ;-)
If you really have all that extra energy and time to spend, I'm sure
you can find a place to make improvements where they really matter.
Sue Gallagher
sgallagher -at- expersoft -dot- com
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