> >> It's pretty hard to guess a url / login / password from the user > >> documentation. > > > > Where are you looking? > > http://fossology.org/quickstart > > and > > http://fossology.org/overview_of_the_user_interface > > seem like natural starting points.
OK we can add more info there. > The INSTALL document seem to be written from people installing from > the sources, not from debian packages. Yes that's true. The README.Debian file targetted at people using the debs references specific sections. > > Any ideas on how we could have made it easier for you to have found > > the > > above? > > First of all, making everything automated like every other Debian > application I have tried in the past. Yes, we're working on it and have automated nearly everything in the INSTALL document. The stuff that's remaining are things that are harder to automate properly. But I hope we can get them as well eventually. > Secondly, making it clear what needs to be done in the case of a > manual install (make / make install) and a debian install (apt-get > install). That's the distinction between the INSTALL and README.Debian. > Spending > 2 hours just for checking if an application can do what I > need to do is a huge loss of time. Understood. What are you trying to do? Maybe we could including something in the docs... > I've already spent 2 hours on this, so I'll try the online demo instead. > > Sorry for the disturbance. No problem, FOSSology learns and improves from all feedback, thanks. -- Matt Taggart [email protected] _______________________________________________ fossology mailing list [email protected] http://fossology.org/mailman/listinfo/fossology
