D Shared Software System version 0.3 released!

[Don Clugston]

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>