D Shared Software System version 0.3 released!

[Sean Kelly]

Bruno Medeiros wrote:
> Sean Kelly wrote:
>> Don Clugston wrote:
>>> Georg Wrede wrote:
>>>> Jesse Phillips wrote:
>>>>> Working on testing it, so far so it. It is all installed and
>>>>> downloading/installing wxd... hmm, not connecting. I try again when I
>>>>> wake up.
>>>>>
>>>>> svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/projects/dsss/sources'
>>>>> svn: PROPFIND of '/projects/dsss/sources': could not connect to server
>>>>> (https://svn.dsource.org)
>>>>>
>>>>> Gregor Richards wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In response to BCS' questions from the 0.2 thread:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1) What is <your_favorite_prefix>?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's your favorite prefix :).  Wherever you want to install DSSS.  
>>>>>> /usr,
>>>>>> /opt/d, /home/foo/d_stuff, /tmp/howdee, wherever you want.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe you should say <your_favorite_install_path>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe get rid of "your_favourite" too, since it has a danger of 
>>>> being interpreted as condescending and patronizing, which aren't 
>>>> good. Additionally, such attributes are usually not found in 
>>>> professional software. They try to be as neutral as possible.
>>>
>>> Agreed. "My Computer", "My Pictures", "My Documents" are classic 
>>> examples of condescending, patronising, unprofessional software. Plus 
>>> they have those annoying spaces in their names. <g>
>>
>> That is easily among my top five greatest irritations with Windows. 
>> Though I think they are changing it in Vista.
> 
> Huh...? Really? Why? What do you(plural) mean with condescending and 
> patronizing, what's the problem with those names?

It's the "My" prefix.  Drives me crazy.  I don't know why, it just seems 
condescending.


Sean