D Shared Software System version 0.3 released!

[Bruno Medeiros]

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.
> 
> 
> Sean

Huh...? Really? Why? What do you(plural) mean with condescending and 
patronizing, what's the problem with those names?

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