On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 2:46 AM, HansBKK <[email protected]> wrote: > I would suggest that right up at the top of that page be a statement > somewhat along these lines: > > ---- > The core Leo code is always being improved and developed, using a > rigorous unit-testing blah-blah that ensures that the daily commits > are as bug-free as possible. In fact (insert #% or qualifier) of the > time, downloading the most recent "nightly snapshot" of the > development code from our version control system Bazaar (link to here > http://www.greygreen.org/leo/) is going to give you code that is just > as stable and much more up-to-date than the most recent "release" > available here (link to http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/files/OldFiles/), > which most Leonistas would at this point consider already outdated. If > you are just checking Leo out, feel free to use the latter release > download if it makes you feel more secure, but once you've decided to > work with Leo on a regular basis, we highly recommend regularly > keeping your installation up to date with the most recent snapshot.
Many thanks for this most excellent writing. I envy those who can produce this kind of friendly, chatty, clear and informative writing. I'll put it up asap. > Only after you've addressed the needs of "mere users" should there be > a section, or again a link to a separate page for programmers who may > be interested in helping to develop Leo, and make it clear that Bazaar > is the way to go for them (and currently only them), and only then add > a note about Bazaar's current problems with memory usage and any Leo- > specific suggestions and workarounds, again clearly targeted to that > particular audience. I just finished getting leo-editor installed on my brother's machine. It's not so easy. Otoh, pulling the latest version is definitely the easiest way. Still, I think this suggestion has merit, provided it is also made clear that bzr isn't only for developers. Edward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en.
