On 2008-11-03 at 11:25, Laura Conrad wrote:
"David" == David Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
David> Perhaps every time the bugs list is mentioned anywhere, it should come
David> with a notice "The bugs list is for the Lilypond programmers only. For
David> any kind of help with the software, please write to [link to user
David> list]".
David> I know, that part about programmers is perhaps not strictly 100% true,
David> but it's what newbies should hear.
I disagree. Reporting bugs has nothing to do with programming.
How about:
The bugs list is for experienced lilypond users to report
malfunctions in the software. If you're having trouble learning
to use the software, you can get help on the lilypond-user list.
The new user's answer to this is, unfortunately, "I'm not having
trouble learning to use it at all - it simply won't run! This is
most certainly a bug!"
Your text, while strictly true and strictly the correct thing to
write, is in fact misleading in this very strange case.
David
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